{"title":"Banknotes of the Central African States","description":"\u003cp\u003eSix countries share the same banknote: Cameroon, Gabon, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and the Central African Republic. The \u003cstrong\u003eBEAC\u003c\/strong\u003e issues an identical CFA franc for all of them, and only a printed letter distinguishes which country each specimen corresponds to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe letter that changes everything\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat issuer code turns a seemingly simple series into a collecting challenge: the same design, the same year, and the same denomination exist in six versions, and some letters are much rarer than others because the corresponding country received smaller print runs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA detail with a Spanish connection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEquatorial Guinea, the only Spanish-speaking African country, joined the CFA franc in 1985 after abandoning the ekuele. Its BEAC banknotes carry their own letter, and they are the most affordable way to own Equatoguinean paper money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you will find here\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBEAC CFA francs with Pick reference and actual condition. Do not confuse them with those of the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/billetes-coleccionables-estados-africa-occidental\"\u003eBCEAO\u003c\/a\u003e, which is the other CFA franc, the western one, with eight countries and a different series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eShipping\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProtected and tracked from Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover more banknotes from the region in \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/billetes-de-africa\"\u003eBanknotes of Africa\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"central-african-states-cemac-500-francs-2020-nd-2022-pick-700a-pmg-67-epq","title":"Central African States CEMAC 500 Francs 2020 ND2022 Pick 700a PMG 67 EPQ","description":"500 CFA francs banknote from the Central African States, issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) with a 2020 date and put into circulation in 2022, Pick 700a, PMG 67 EPQ certified, uncirculated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObverse: The headquarters of the Bank of Central African States in Yaoundé (Cameroon), the CEMAC logo, and a stylized map of Africa. Reverse: An agricultural scene with a farmer, an irrigation system, a tractor, and livestock, representative of the sub-region's rural economy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt belongs to the renewed 2020 CEMAC banknote series, the first to incorporate hybrid substrate and new security features; its high certified conservation grade makes it especially attractive for collectors of state-of-the-art African banknotes.","brand":"Iberoamericana Banknotes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53613534740826,"sku":"BICEN-0829002325-001-002","price":39.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/3433\/5578\/files\/central-african-states-cemac-500-francs-2020-nd2022-pick-700a-pmg-67-784.webp?v=1789626913"},{"product_id":"central-african-states-congo-5000-francs-2000-p-104cf-pmg66epq","title":"Central African States \/ Congo, 5000 Francs, 2000, P-104Cf, PMG66EPQ","description":"5000 Central African CFA franc banknote, issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) in 2000, with the letter C identifying the Republic of Congo as the issuing state within the monetary union, Pick 104Cf, PMG 66 EPQ certified, uncirculated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObverse: an oil worker in a red hard hat next to an oil rig, with a map of the Central African States at the bottom. Reverse: a woman with a basket on her head picking cotton, alluding to the region's agriculture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt reflects the two pillars of the Central African economy at the time, oil and cotton, and circulated in the six CEMAC countries with the same image but a different country letter; a classic piece for those who collect African banknotes by national prefix.","brand":"Iberoamericana Banknotes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53613543620954,"sku":"BICEN-0114003324-001-003","price":79.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/3433\/5578\/files\/central-african-states-congo-5000-francs-2000-p-104cf-pmg66epq-191.webp?v=1786542173"},{"product_id":"central-african-states-congo-2002-p-107ta-pmg-gem-unc-65-epq-1000","title":"Central African States \/ Congo 2002 P-107Ta PMG Gem UNC 65 EPQ 1000","description":"1000 CFA franc banknote from the Central African States, issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) in 2002 for the Republic of the Congo, Pick 107Ta, certified PMG 65 EPQ Gem Uncirculated, uncirculated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCEMAC banknotes are issued with a common design for the six member countries of the monetary union (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea), differentiated only by the prefix letter of the issuing country; in this example, it corresponds to the Republic of the Congo. The Central African CFA franc, in force since 1993 and with a fixed parity to the euro, has maintained strong exchange rate stability in the subregion for decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis type of banknote is of particular interest to collectors who collect by issuing country within CEMAC, as each prefix letter corresponds to a different national issue, although the banknote circulates equally in the six member states.","brand":"Iberoamericana Banknotes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53613545849178,"sku":"BICEN-0304001721-001-007","price":37.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/3433\/5578\/files\/central-african-states-congo-2002-p-107ta-pmg-gem-unc-65-epq-1000-251.webp?v=1786542165"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/3433\/5578\/collections\/central-african-states-congo-2002-p-107ta-pmg-gem-unc-65-epq-1000-251.webp?v=1789685425","url":"https:\/\/iberoamericanabanknotes.com\/en\/collections\/billetes-de-africa-central.oembed","provider":"Iberoamericana Banknotes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}