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5000 Francs CFA Tiger
| Issuer | Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The BEAC issues commemorative silver under a licensing arrangement that has little to do with the monetary affairs of its six member states — Cameroon, CAR, Chad, Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea — and everything to do with the international collector market. These pieces are legal tender in name only; none enter circulation, and the face value bears no relationship to the silver content or retail price.
The Amur tiger, native to the Russian Far East, has no geographic or cultural connection to Central Africa. Its appearance here reflects the collector-series model pioneered by mints like the Perth and Pobjoy operations, where exotic fauna sells regardless of issuer relevance.