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500 Francs Pisces
| Issuer | Republic of Cameroon |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the national coat of arms of Cameroon at center, featuring a shield bearing scales of justice surmounted by a five-pointed star, flanked by two crossed fasces, with a scrolled banner below inscribed REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN and REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON. The legend REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN arcs along the upper periphery, while PAIX TRAVAIL PATRIE and PEACE WORK FATHERLAND appear in smaller lettering within the upper field. The denomination 500 FRANCS CFA is inscribed in large letters along the lower portion of the field, set against a finely granulated background. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Cameroon's foray into the international collector coin market accelerated sharply in the 2000s, with the government licensing production to European mints — primarily in Poland and the Czech Republic — for themed series aimed squarely at the bullion and novelty collector trade. The Pisces issue is one of twelve in the zodiac series, all struck to identical specifications and sold through distributors with no meaningful circulation in Cameroon itself.
KM#36 cross-references place this within a broader wave of sub-Saharan African-denominated collector pieces that use sovereign status as a minting license rather than as genuine monetary policy.