Silver Five Ounces 2022 The Punk Universe - Silkpunk, Coin from Cameroon - detailed information

The Republic of Cameroon uses the Central African CFA Franc as its currency; it is the common currency of six independent states in central Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The CFA Franc has both common and national issues. All common circulating coins are issued under the authority of CEMAC ("Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale" - Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa) and have no issuing country. Separately, each member country can strike coins bearing its national symbols; these coins are legal tender in the other members of the bloc too.

Cameroon has authorised some foreign mints to strike coins under its issuing authority for collector's purposes. These are usually dedicated to historical or general popular culture themes not related to the country itself. Many of them are in sizes based on the troy ounce, including the large five ounces (5oz) of silver format.

This figurine / coin is part of The Punk Universe series, and features Silkpunk.

The mint says about it:
Our new coin perfectly captures the character of the science-fiction trend of silkpunk. It is a modern form of numismatics - a coin in the shape of a statue. The reverse is stunning in its appearance. A bionic Asian warrior rides his mechanical horse. The design surprises with the amount of detail. The obverse of the coin shows the issuer's coat of arms, the denomination, the bullion proof and numbering.

The term Silkpunk describes a genre of a mixture of science fiction and fantasy that draws inspiration from ancient East Asia. It focuses on technologies and devices made from natural materials of historical significance to East Asian and Pacific Islanders, such as bamboo, shell, coral, paper or silk. It is based on bionics - the science of imitating the way nature behaves and functions - and aims to construct better machines or materials by using solutions created by nature during millions of years of evolution.