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5000 Francs The Little Prince
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a highly detailed antique-finish relief composition centered on a large cratered asteroid or small planet, entwined by the gnarled, spreading roots and branches of a baobab tree rendered in intricate high relief. A small figure, referencing the Little Prince, is visible to the upper left of the central sphere, while a rectangular object rests atop it. The denomination '5000 FRANCS CFA' arcs along the lower border, with '5 OZ' to the left field and 'AG 999' to the right field. The issuer legend 'REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN' curves along the upper periphery, and the date '2023' appears within a cartouche at the base of the central design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Bank of Central African States issues currency on behalf of six member nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — all sharing the CFA franc under a monetary agreement with France that dates to 1945. This coin draws its subject from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 1943 novella, written and published in New York while Saint-Exupéry was in exile and France was under German occupation. He disappeared the following year over the Mediterranean on a reconnaissance mission, never confirmed shot down.
The diamond insert is a nod to the gem-producing capacity of the region, particularly the Central African Republic, one of Africa's significant alluvial diamond sources.