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50 Francs Sinai crash
| Issuer | Cameroon (1960-date) |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Reverse description | The central field depicts a stylized silhouette of a commercial airliner viewed from above, oriented nose-upward, set against a colorized representation of the Russian tricolor flag rendered in white, blue, and red enamel, evoking the Metrojet Flight 9268 disaster. The aircraft and flag are enclosed within a raised circular border separating the central design from the surrounding legend band. The outer legend ring bears the date and location of the tragedy inscribed in five scripts and languages: Latin, Cyrillic, Chinese, Devanagari, and Arabic, separated by bullet points. |
| Reverse script | Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Cyrillic, Devanagari, Latin |
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In October 2015, a Metrojet Airbus A321 broke apart over the Sinai Peninsula shortly after departing Sharm el-Sheikh, killing all 224 passengers and crew — the deadliest aviation disaster in Russian history. A bomb planted by an Islamic State affiliate brought the aircraft down at cruising altitude. Cameroon had no particular connection to the event; this is one of dozens of commemorative issues the country has licensed to European private mints as a revenue mechanism, a practice that has drawn criticism for diluting the credibility of legitimate numismatic commemoratives.