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5000 Francs Tiger Hunt III
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Rectangular silver field bearing a recessed central panel framed by a plain border. The legend REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN appears across the upper portion of the field, with the fineness mark Ag 999 at the upper left and the date 2016 at the upper right. The denomination 5000 FRANCS CFA is inscribed in two lines across the lower portion of the field. The overall design is restrained and typographic, with no figurative elements, relying on clean inscription placement against a brushed silver background. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN Ag 999 2016 5000 FRANCS CFA (Translation: Republic of Cameroon.) |
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The Bank of Central African States — the BEAC — issues coinage on behalf of six member nations: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. This piece is one of several wildlife-themed issues the BEAC has produced targeting the collector market rather than circulation, a strategy common among African monetary unions seeking hard currency revenue. The "Tiger Hunt III" designation implies a numbered series, though tigers are not native to any BEAC member territory — the subject is purely commercial.