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500 Francs Woman Combing Her Hair
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a full-color reproduction of Polish Post-Impressionist painter Władysław Ślewiński's painting 'Woman Combing Her Hair', depicted within the circular coin field. The composition shows a semi-draped female figure seen from behind, her flowing auburn hair cascading dramatically over her bowed head and shoulders as she combs it, a hand mirror visible at the lower right. The rich palette of warm reddish-browns contrasts with cool teal and grey tones in the background, faithfully rendered through color printing on the silver flan. The artist's name 'WŁADYSŁAW ŚLEWIŃSKI' is inscribed in white serif lettering along the lower arc of the coin. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Bank of Central African States issues currency on behalf of six member nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — all sharing the CFA franc under a monetary agreement with France that dates to 1945. This piece is a commemorative struck for the collector market, not a circulation issue, and has no meaningful transaction history in the region it nominally represents.
KM#551 references the Krause assignment for this type. Beyond that, the numismatic record on this specific issue is thin.