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100 Francs - Year of the Dragon
| Issuer | Cameroon › Cameroon (1960-date) |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Composition | Polymer |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a soaring dragon rendered in a traditional Chinese artistic style, accompanied by the calligraphic character 龍 and the inscription 龍年大發. The coat of arms of the Republic of Cameroon appears alongside the denomination and bilingual legends. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN ONE HUNDRED FRANCS CFA 龍年大發 100 FRANCS CFA |
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Cameroon is a member of the BEAC (Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale) currency union, which makes a unilateral polymer commemorative issue under the "Cameroon" name an unusual arrangement — BEAC notes circulate across six states and are not issued by individual member countries. This note appears to sit outside the standard BEAC framework entirely, likely issued as a legal-tender commemorative through a separate sovereign authorization, a practice that has drawn skepticism from collectors given the limited evidence of actual circulation in-country.
The Year of the Dragon theme reflects a growing market in Chinese New Year numismatic products aimed squarely at the Asian collector market, with Pacific and African sovereign names frequently licensed for such issues.