Country:

Central African States

Series:

1973~2006 - Circulation - 1st Series

Catalog codes:

World Coins km12

Themes:

Animals (Fauna) | Antelopes | Art | Fruits | Mammals | Plants (Flora) | Women

Issued on:

1976

Last issue date:

1984

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Monnaie de Paris (A), Paris, France

Composition:

Nickel

Edge:

Reeded/grained

Orientation:

Coin alignment ↑O↓

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Not decorated. Both sides

Weight:

9 grams

Diameter:

28 mm

Face value:

500 FCFA - Central African CFA franc

Known mintage:

9,700,000

Composition Details:

~98% nickel

Score:

55% Accuracy: Very High

Description:

Front: Stylized bust of a Kudu (left, antelope, Tragelaphus)
in front of art below (value) 500 FRANCS
legend: none, (lower-right, mint director's privy mark) Cornucopia
(Paris Mint, France)
(low-right, engraver general's privy mark)
dolphin (d, 1974-1994 Rosseau)
Back: A half figure of woman (right) harvest fruit inside a circle
designer: (arced, bottom-right) P.LAMBERT
legend: (publisher) BANQUE DES L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE
(bottom-left/right, spacers/design) <<<◇>>><<<
country code letter: (lower-left)
A (Chad), B (Central African Republic), C (Congo-Brazzaville),
D (Gabon) or E (Cameroon)
(bottom, year) 1976 - 1984
Edge: G - grained, type: bars