Central African States 500 Francs 1976-1984

History

500 Francs 1976-1984, KM# 12, Central African States

Obverse. Photo © NumisCorner.com

Description

The Bank of Central African States (French: Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale, BEAC) is a central bank that serves six central African countries which form the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Republic of the Congo.

Engravers: Robert Cochet and Pierrette Lambert

Obverse	People (man, woman, child etc.) Woman Depicts a half figure of a woman (right) harvesting fruit inside a circle, surrounded by the inscription "Bank of Central African States", the date lower right. The letter appearing bottom left indicates which country it was struck for use in: A = Chad B = Central African Republic C = Republic of the Congo D = Gabon E = Cameroon BANQUE DES ÉTATS DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE CR P.LAMBERT D 1978
Reverse	Animal (fish, bird, mammal etc.) Antelope Depicts a stylized bust of a Kudu (left) in front of art below (value). Mintmark and engraver general's privy mark on the bottom right. The kudus are two species of antelope of the genus Tragelaphus. The name of the animal was imported into English in the 18th century from isiXhosa iqhude, via Afrikaans koedoe part zebra part deer. Mintmark of the Paris Mint: Cornucopia Engraver general's privy mark: dolphin (1974-1994, Emile Rousseau) 500 FRANCS
Edge	Reeded (milled)