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50 Francs CFA Essai

50 Francs CFA (Essai) - obverse50 Francs CFA (Essai) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Central African States
Bank emisyjny Banque centrale des États d'Afrique équatoriale et du Cameroun
Type Patterns
Year 1961
Value 50 Francs CFA
Currency CFA franc (Central bank of Equatorial African States and Cameroon, 1961-1973)
Composition Miedzionikiel
Weight 12 g
Diameter 31.5 mm
Thickness 2.15 mm
Shape Okrągły
Technique Frezowana
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
119935
References KM# E3
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Obverse

Trzy gigantyczne łosie po lewej, data poniżej.Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
BANQUE CENTRALE
GB·L·BAZOR
1961
REP.·CENTRAFRICAIN·CONGO·GABON·TCHAD

Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor

Reverse

Nominał w wieńcu z głównych kameruńskich roślin uprawnych, w tym bawełny, kawy, kakao i zbóż.Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
ESSAI
50
FRANCS

Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor

Edge

TrzcinaAutomatically translated

Mint

Mintmark of Monnaie de Paris Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), Francja (864-date)

Mark

Owl Raymond Joly, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1958-1974)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1961  Owl Photo 1 500 $ 27

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Francs CFA (Essai)
Katz
Auction 177
Lot 2035
Internet Archive
6 Dec 2025 UNC USD 40.63
(EUR 35.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Francs CFA (Essai)
Katz
Auction 136
Lot 3053
Internet Archive
28 Aug 2024 UNC USD 26.70
(EUR 23.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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