The Bank of Central African States issues commemorative coinage well outside the practical monetary needs of its six member nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of the Congo — which collectively use the Central African CFA franc as a shared currency pegged to the euro. These mandala-format issues are produced almost entirely for the international numismatic market, with no meaningful domestic circulation.
KM#130 is one of several mandala-series releases from this issuer, a format that became commercially popular with European and Asian collector markets after 2015.
The Bank of Central African States issues commemorative coinage well outside the practical monetary needs of its six member nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of the Congo — which collectively use the Central African CFA franc as a shared currency pegged to the euro. These mandala-format issues are produced almost entirely for the international numismatic market, with no meaningful domestic circulation.
KM#130 is one of several mandala-series releases from this issuer, a format that became commercially popular with European and Asian collector markets after 2015.