1000 Francs CFA Taurus

Gabon's franc CFA issues from this period were produced under the country's membership in the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), which pools monetary policy through the Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale. That arrangement means Gabon exercises no independent control over its circulating currency — these silver pieces exist almost entirely for the collector market, struck by a European mint on contract rather than any domestic facility.