Central African States 1982-A 50 francs

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen, from a type issued 1976-98, was minted in Paris for the Central African States, a monetary union of Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon and the Congo. It is accompanied by one, ten, five, twenty-five, one hundred and five hundred francs. The "A" on the reverse is not a mintmark but a letter indicating the coin was issued for Chad.

Recorded mintage: unknown, a fairly common date.

Specification: 4.7 g, nickel, 21.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 11.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• Central African States 1978 5 francs
• Central African States 1978 25 francs
• West African States 1982 5000 francs Fr-1, gold
• Central African Republic 1983 100 francs
• Central African States 1985 10 francs
• Chad 1985 500 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1982
• return to coins of Central African States