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5000 Francs Hell
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 5000 Francs CFA |
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| Reverse description | An exceptionally detailed high-relief composition filling the entire field, depicting a monstrous demonic face with bulging eyes and bared fangs at the centre, surrounded by a densely packed mass of tortured naked souls in contorted poses, evoking the damned of Dante's Inferno. The writhing figures are rendered with remarkable sculptural depth and anatomical detail, receding toward the rim in successive layers. A scrolled cartouche at the lower border bears the inscription INFERNO in Gothic lettering. |
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| Mintage | 2020 - Antique finish - 333 |
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The "Hell" banknote series issued by BEAC has drawn consistent collector interest for its dramatic interpretive designs, but the silver restrike program behind pieces like this one is a straightforward bullion-adjacent commemorative play — five troy ounces of fine silver packaged for the novelty market rather than any monetary function within the six-member CFA franc zone.