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40 Francs Essai
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique Équatoriale |
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| Year | 1956 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of a roaring lion with full mane occupies the central field, rendered in high relief with fine detail in the mane. A circular legend reading '- AFRIQUE - CENTRALE -' runs along the periphery. A small mintmark appears in the lower field beneath the lion's jaw. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique Équatoriale — the issuing authority for French Equatorial Africa — was itself a transitional institution, operating in the narrow window between colonial monetary administration and the independent central banks that followed decolonization in 1960. Essai pieces from this issuer were produced at the Paris Mint as pattern-grade submissions, struck in very limited numbers for official approval and archival purposes, rarely if ever entering circulation.
Lec#20 places this among the scarcest documented types from the federation's coinage program.