5000 Francs CFA Lion

Gabon's 5000 Francs CFA issues of this period were struck under the BEAC framework — the Central Bank of Central African States — which coordinates monetary policy across six member nations including Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and Chad. Individual member states retain the right to issue commemorative and bullion coinage under their own national identity despite sharing a common currency, which is the legal mechanism that allows Gabon to produce gold pieces denominated in CFA francs pegged to the euro at 655.957 XAF.