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1000 Francs CFA 2000 Summer Olympics
| Issuer | Benin (1975-date) |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Currency | CFA Franc (1945-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two male runners in athletic competition attire, wearing numbered race bibs (15 and 28), are depicted in full stride occupying the left and central field, conveying dynamic motion. To the right stands a classical draped female statue on a pedestal, rendered in the style of ancient Greek sculpture and holding a staff or torch, symbolising the Olympic ideal. The legend XXVII OLYMPIADE arcs along the upper left periphery and SYDNEY 2000 along the upper right, while the date 1997 appears in the lower exergue at the base of the statue's pedestal. |
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| Reverse lettering | XXVII OLYMPIADE SYDNEY 2000 1997 |
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