500 Francs CFA

Features

Issuer	Central African States
Issuing bank	Bank of Central African States (Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1976-1984
Value	500 Francs CFA 500 XAF = USD 0.88
Currency	CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date)
Composition	Nickel
Weight	9 g
Diameter	28 mm
Thickness	1.94 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 3511
References	KM# 12 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 23 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Half figure of woman within circle, date lower right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANQUE DES ÉTATS DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE
1976
E

Translation: Bank of [the] Central African States

Engraver: Robert Cochet

Designer: Pierrette Lambert

Reverse

Denomination; Giant Eland.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
500
FRANCS

Engraver: Robert Cochet

Designer: Pierrette Lambert

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Émile Rousseau, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1974-1994)

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Date	Mintage	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1976 A	4 000 000		$ 6.60	$ 10	$ 11	Chad	20%
1976 B			$ 7.20			Central African Republic	10%
1976 C			$ 8.70			Congo	8%
1976 D		$ 4.10	$ 6.00	$ 15		Gabon	13%
1976 E		$ 6.00	$ 8.50	$ 8.50		Cameroon	22%
1977 A	4 000 000	$ 5.80	$ 7.00			Chad	11%
1977 B		$ 1.40	$ 1.70			Central African Republic	12%
1977 C		$ 5.80				Congo	5%
1977 D		$ 2.90	$ 4.60	$ 14	$ 14	Gabon	15%
1977 E		$ 5.10	$ 8.70	$ 8.70	$ 12	Cameroon	15%
1979 B	500 000					Central African Republic	4%
1979 D						Gabon	8%
1979 E						Cameroon	0.9%
1982 D	200 000					Gabon	5%
1984 A	200 000					Chad	3%
1984 B	200 000					Central African Republic	3%
1984 C	200 000					Congo	4%
1984 D	200 000					Gabon	1.7%
1984 E	200 000					Cameroon	3%

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