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1000 Francs CFA Canonization Day of Four Popes
| Issuer | Benin (1975-date) |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Benin occupies the central field, featuring a quartered shield supported by two leopards rampant, with a castle and a star in the upper quarters and a palm tree and a sailing ship in the lower quarters. A decorative scroll ribbon below the shield bears the national motto in the exergue. The circular legend 'REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN' arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination '1000 FRANCS CFA' is inscribed in the lower field beneath the arms. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The canonization ceremony of April 27, 2014 was itself a historical anomaly — two living popes present for the elevation of two of their predecessors, John XXIII and John Paul II, in a single rite. Benedict XVI attended as pope emeritus alongside Francis, a combination without modern precedent. Benin's commemorative program routinely targets exactly this kind of one-off Catholic event, issuing silver rounds through licensing arrangements that have no connection to local religious demographics — Benin's population is majority Christian but the series is frankly collector-directed from the outset.