Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
20 000 Francs CFA Giraffe
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | KM#199 |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO UNITE TRAVAIL PROGRES 20.000 FRANCS (Translation: Republic of Congo Unity Work Progress) |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The BEAC issued this oversized piece as part of a broader wave of large-format silver issues that swept through Francophone African monetary authorities in the 1990s, largely driven by European bullion dealers and numismatic distributors seeking novel products for collector markets. The coins were legal tender in name, but no one ever spent one. The issuing authority — a supranational central bank serving Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — had little operational involvement in the distribution chain.
At a kilogram of .999 silver, the face value of 20,000 francs CFA was nominal fiction at the time of issue.