Central African States to release new coins

[malawi]

https://mimimefoinfos.com/new-coin-denominations-expected-in-cemacs-zones-in-april-2025/

[Big_M]

https://mimimefoinfos.com/new-coin-denominations-expected-in-cemacs-zones-in-april-2025/

The article contains some fake info, no need to link it here.

[<k>]

BEAC says images of new coins online are fake

[eurocoin]

So maybe they should have shown the public what the real new coins looked like so that the fake news would be less successful. But of course that makes way too much sense. Even now, no photos to be found anywhere.

Indeed a video and photos have been circulating online which show pieces that are not the new coins.

[Jostein]

Amazing coins!

Denomination / mm / edge
500 FCFA / 29 mm / discontinuous
200 FCFA / 27 mm / reeded
100 FCFA / 26 mm / plain 7-sided
50 FCFA / 25 mm / plain 11-sided
25 FCFA / 23 mm / reeded
10 FCFA / 22 mm / reeded
5 FCFA / 21 mm / reeded
2 FCFA / 20 mm / plain
1 FCFA / 19 mm / plain

[Big_M]

Nice, but a pity that the 4 lowest denominations have the same design.

[Big_M]

Diametres:
500F: 29mm
200F: 27mm
100F: 26mm
 50F: 25mm
 25F: 23mm
 10F: 22mm
  5F: 21mm
  2F: 20mm
  1F: 19mm

Some of the other specifications can been seen in the screen grab from the presentation, unfortunately the resolution is not great.

[<k>]

I sharpened the images.

I also changed the tone, which was too blue.

[<k>]

Central African States, 100 francs, 1996.

Part of this old design appears at either side of the obverses.

[<k>]

Somalia, 1500 shillings, 1979.

The designs are neither exceptional nor particularly original.

They remind me of various other designs.

I wonder if they were done by A.I. ?

[<k>]

West African States.

Here you see the coins of the West African States.

Have the Central African States copied some of their style?


Should the West African States demand an apology?

Or should they just invade the Central African States?

What do you think?