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10 Francs CFA Essai
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique Equatoriale et du Cameroun |
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| Year | 1961 |
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| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE BANQUE CENTRALE G.B. L.BAZOR 1961 CAMEROUN (Translation: Equatorial African States Central Bank Cameroon) |
| Reverse description | The denomination '10 FRANCS' is displayed prominently in the centre of the field, surrounded by a decorative wreath composed of major Cameroonian agricultural products, including cotton bolls, coffee branches, cocoa pods, and cereal grains. The word 'ESSAI' (Trial) appears above the denomination, marking this piece as an official pattern strike. |
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The Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique Equatoriale et du Cameroun was itself a transitional institution — created to manage currency for the newly independent states of Equatorial Africa and Cameroon after the dissolution of French colonial monetary arrangements, but replaced within a few years by the Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale. Essai pieces from 1961 were produced as pattern strikes for official approval, not for circulation, and survive in small numbers almost exclusively in collector hands.