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5 Francs Pattern
| Issuer | Institut d'Émission de l'Afrique Équatoriale Française et du Cameroun |
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| Year | 1958 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (1945-1960) |
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| Obverse lettering | AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE FRANÇAISE INSTITUT D'EMISSION 1958 CAMEROUN G.B.L.BAZOR (Translation: French Equatorial Africa Issuing Institute. Cameroon.) |
| Reverse description | The large numeral 5 dominates the central field, with the word FRANCS inscribed in a straight legend beneath it. The denomination is enclosed within a decorative wreath composed of wheat ears, elongated cocoa pods, and coffee branches with berries, tied at the base. The word ESSAI appears in small letters above the numeral in the upper field, indicating the pattern or trial status of the piece. |
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The Institut d'Émission de l'Afrique Équatoriale Française et du Cameroun was a transitional monetary authority, created in 1955 to manage currency for French Equatorial Africa and Cameroun as France began restructuring its colonial financial apparatus ahead of independence. This 1958 pattern was struck just two years before most of the constituent territories — Chad, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, and Cameroun — achieved sovereignty. Essais from this body are notably scarce; production runs for such pieces were typically counted in the dozens.