Cameroon - BEAC coins: What really changes for your money on November 2

The exchange of demonetized BEAC coins began on November 2, 2026, at the BEAC national agency in Yaoundé, where the counter opened at 7:30 a.m. Demonetization took effect on November 1 following a decision made on October 7 in N’Djamena by the Ministerial Committee of the Central African Monetary Union. Some traders at Mokolo market had already been refusing 5-, 10- and 25-franc coins before the deadline. The exchange period is limited and runs until October 31, 2027.