| Obverse description | Coat of arms of Dahomey divides country name, date above, denomination below and fineness near the rim. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | 1971 REPUBLIQUE DU DAHOMEY 1er Août 1970 10ème Anniversaire FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL 100 FRANCS CFA 999,9 |
| Reverse description | Buildings in the lake village Ganvie, lying in Lake Nokoué. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | GANVIE |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | 1 AR Numismatica Italiana, Arezzo,Italy (1926-date) |
| Mintage | 1971 - Big hallmark `999,9` (3 beads wide) lower right of `FRANCS`, Proof - 1971 - Hallmark `999.9` right of `CFA`, Proof - 1971 - KM#1.1 Hallmark `999.9` above denomination, Proof - 4 650 1971 - KM#1.2 Hallmark `999.9` right of denomination, Proof - 1971 - KM#1.3 Hallmark `1000` lower right of `FRANCS`, Proof - 1971 - Small hallmark `999,9` (2 beads wide) lower right of `FRANCS`, Proof - 1971 1 AR - Hallmark `1000` lower right of `FRANCS`, mint mark lower left of `FRANCS`, Proof - |
| Catalog ID | 9729929430 |
| Comments |