Coins from French Equatorial Africa

French Equatorial Africa (Afrique Equatoriale Française, AEF) was a French colonial territory in Central Africa comprised of the various colonial provinces of Tchad, Gabon, Moyen-Congo, and Ubangi-Shari, united into one administrative entity in 1910 following their acquisition by France in the Scramble for Africa. The colony provided troops for France during WWI, and was the first to switch allegiance under its Governor Félix Éboué to Free France under de Gaulle in July 1940. The first coins issued there by Free France in 1943 were of 5, 10, 25, 50 centimes and 1 Franc. Following the war it started using the CFA Franc, with issues beginning in 1948 in aluminium. Its constituent parts eventually gained independence from France in 1960 as Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon and Chad.
Wikidata: Q271894

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Franc (1917-1945)

1 Franc = 100 Centimes

Available for swap 50 Centimes
1942

Standard circulation coin
Brass • 2.70 g • ⌀ 19.9 mm
KM# 1, Schön# 4, N# 9437
Available for swap 1 Franc
1942

Standard circulation coin
Brass • 5.48 g • ⌀ 25.7 mm
KM# 2, Schön# 5, N# 8873
Available for swap 50 Centimes
1943

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 2.85 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 1a, Schön# 4a, N# 10608
Available for swap 1 Franc
1943

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 5.5 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 2a, Schön# 5a, Lec# 11, N# 9455

CFA franc (1945-1960)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

5 Centimes
1943

Non-circulating coin
Brass • 1.4 g • ⌀ 17 mm
KM# 3, Schön# 1, N# 102724
10 Centimes
1943

Non-circulating coin
Brass • 3.05 g • ⌀ 20.9 mm
KM# 4, Lec# 6, Schön# 2, N# 9435
25 Centimes
1943

Non-circulating coin
Aluminium bronze • 3.94 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 5, Lec# 7, Schön# 3, N# 76469
Available for swap 1 Franc
1948

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium • 1.32 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 6, Schön# 6, N# 2858
1 Franc (Essai)
1948

Pattern
Copper-nickel • 5.3 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# E1, N# 42626
1 Franc (Piefort Essai)
1948

Pattern
Aluminium • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# PE1, N# 178427
Available for swap 2 Francs
1948

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium • 2.2 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 7, Schön# 7, N# 10786
2 Francs (Essai)
1948

Pattern
Copper-nickel • 10.05 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# E2, N# 42627
2 Francs (Piefort Essai)
1948

Pattern
Aluminium • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# PE2, N# 178428
Available for swap 5 Francs
1958

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium bronze • 3 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 10, N# 1804
Available for swap 5 Francs (Pattern)
1958

Pattern
Aluminium bronze • 2.84 g • ⌀ 19.8 mm
KM# E7, N# 345087
Available for swap 10 Francs
1958

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium bronze • 4 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
KM# 11, Lec# 29, N# 3468
10 Francs (Pattern)
1958

Pattern
Aluminium bronze • ⌀ 23.50 mm
KM# E8, N# 345120
Available for swap 25 Francs
1958

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium bronze • 7.9 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 12, Lec# 31, N# 2282
25 Francs (Pattern)
1958

Pattern
Aluminium bronze • 7.88 g
KM# E9, N# 345121
40 Francs (Pattern)
ND (1958)

Pattern
Aluminium bronze • 8 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# Pn3, Lec# 22, N# 116474
40 Francs (Pattern)
ND (1958)

Pattern
Aluminium bronze • 8 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# Pn5, N# 76468
40 Francs (Pattern)
ND (1958)

Pattern
Aluminium bronze • 8 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# Pn6, Lec# 25, N# 116475
40 Francs (Pattern)
ND (1958)

Pattern
Aluminium bronze • 8.08 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# Pn6, N# 76467

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