2021 Cameroon 2000 Francs - The Gordian Knot - Mint of Poland
- Country: Cameroon
- Period: Republic (1960-Date)
- Type: Non-Circulating Coin
- Years: 2021
- Mint: Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska) - Warsaw (1766-Date)
- Denomination: 2000 CFA
- Currency: CFA Franc (1973-Date)
- Composition: .999 Silver
- Diameter: 45mm
- Weight: 62.2g
- Edge: Smooth
- Mintage: 500
- Condition: New - Mint Packaging
- Obverse: Effigy of Alexander the Great with a bold appearance and the inscriptions: “REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN” – the issuing country, “2000 FRANCS CFA” – the face value and “2021” – the year of issue
- Reverse: Depicts the legend of the Gordian Knot with an appropriately complex and convoluted mix of intertwined snake and rope, into which is a Gilded sword, no doubt the one famously used by Alexander to cut the knot
This 2 Oz Silver coin is dedicated to the legend of Alexander the Great and his unique approach to the problem of the Gordian Knot. The Gordian Knot represents a difficult, intractable and often insolvable problem. The oracle declared that anyone who succeeded in untying the knot would be the conqueror of all Asia. The knot stayed tied until the arrival of Alexander the Great who cheated on the oracle by cutting the knot with his sword. The ouroboros dragon biting its own tail is yet another symbolic representation of the Gordian knot!
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