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5000 Francs CFA Portrait of a Peasant Woman

Issuer Bank of Central African States (BEAC)
Year 2023
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Value 5000 Francs CFA
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Reverse description The reverse of this square antiqued coin presents a full-field, high-relief reproduction of Vincent van Gogh's oil painting 'Head of a Peasant Woman with White Cap' (1885, Nuenen period), depicting the bust of a peasant woman facing three-quarters left against a dark ground. The subject wears a white cap tied beneath the chin and a dark jacket with a white collar, her weathered face rendered with expressive, textured brushstroke-like relief. The composition fills the entire square planchet, with the characteristic impasto technique of the original work translated into the coin's sculpted surface. The antiqued silver-plated copper finish lends the design a tonal depth consistent with van Gogh's sombre Nuenen palette.
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Mintage 2023 - Antiqued - 688
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