In the forties, coins were issued for use in all the colonies
including Gabon in denominations of 1 and 2 francs.
This was the last issue of a 2-franc coin for nearly 50 years.
In the fifties 5-, 10- and 25-franc coins were added, In the
sixties,
nickel 50-franc coins were introduced, followed by nickel
100-franc pieces . From the seventies the 100-franc coins were
issued by the individual states and cupro-nickel 500-franc coins
were introduced. In the nineties, centralized production of the 100-franc coin was resumed,
with a single 500-franc coin and a
steel 2-franc introduced.