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750 Francs CFA / ½ Africa
| Issuer | Institut de Développement de l'Afrique Centrale (IDAC) |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | Full-length figure of a standing Pygmy warrior occupying the central field, holding a spear or staff upright at his side. The bilingual legends PYGMEES and PYGMIES flank the figure on left and right respectively. A circular peripheral legend reads CAMEROUN - CAMEROON, with the denomination 750 CFA and the date 2005 separated by asterisks. The engraver's initials AM appear at the base of the figure. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAMEROUN - CAMEROON * 750 CFA 2005 * PYGMEES PYGMIES AM |
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IDAC was not a recognized central bank but a private entity that produced coins marketed as "fantasy" or "exonumia" issues — legal tender in no jurisdiction despite the CFA denomination printed on them. The "½ Africa" series emerged in the early 2000s alongside similar privately issued African-themed pieces, several of which were catalogued in the Unusual World Coins supplement rather than the main Krause volumes, hence the X# reference.
Blued iron construction kept production costs negligible.