100 Francs CFA Polar Bear

Features

Location Central African Republic
Issuing company CIT
Period Republic (1979-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2015
Value 100 Francs CFA
100 XAF = USD 0.17
Currency CFA Franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date)
Composition Silver plated copper
Weight 25 g
Diameter 38.61 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled, coloured
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
134009
References KM# 20
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Polar Bear

Series: World Wide Fund for Nature

Obverse

Central African Republic Coat of arms with mottos.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE
ZO KWE ZO
UNITE DIGNITE TRAVAIL
100 FRANCS CFA

Translation:
Central African republic
All people are people

Reverse

Colored juvenile Polar Bear, an adult polar bear with a cub in the background, a bird above them, WWF logo inside a rectangle up left..

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2015 URSUS MARITIMUS
WWF

Translation: 2015 Polar bear

Edge

Reeded

Mint

B. H. Mayer Kunstprageanstalt, Karlsfeld, Germany (1999-date)

Comments

The northern hemisphere is the natural habitat of polar bears, where they live on the shores of the polar region. There they find an important source of food: seals. They are solitary animals and very good swimmers. Since the bear's fur and fat are highly sought after, the polar bear population suffers from intensive hunting. Today there are restrictions in place for the hunting of polar bears.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2015  5 000

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