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100 Francs CFA Cannabis Sativa
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the national coat of arms of Benin at center, depicting a shield divided into four quarters featuring a castle, a ship, a palm tree, and a star, supported by two leopards rampant on either side and surmounted by a buffalo head. Beneath the shield, a scroll carries the national motto in the legend 'FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL'. The circular legend 'REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN' arcs around the upper field, while the denomination '100 FRANCS CFA' is inscribed in two lines across the lower field. The overall design is rendered in high relief with a polished gold-plated finish. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The BCEAO issues coins under the collective authority of eight West African nations sharing the CFA franc, but this particular piece was never intended for circulation — it belongs to a series of novelty collector issues that have attracted repeated scrutiny for featuring controlled substances as their subject matter. Several issues in this series were produced by private minting contractors and sold directly into the numismatic market, with little connection to the monetary policy of the issuing bank.
Cannabis sativa achieved formal Schedule I classification under the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, signed by most BCEAO member states.