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1000 Francs CFA Dama Gazelle
| Issuer | Benin (1975-date) |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Benin occupies the central field, depicting a quartered shield featuring a sailing ship, a palm tree, a castle tower, and a six-pointed star, flanked by two leopard supporters rampant. Above the shield, a buffalo head serves as the crest. A scroll below bears the national motto FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL. The legend REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1000 FRANCS CFA is inscribed in large characters at the base. |
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| Reverse lettering | GAZELLA DAMA 2004 LE MONDE ANIMAL EN PERIL |
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Benin's CFA franc coinage issued under its own name is a numismatic peculiarity — the country has used the West African CFA franc through the BCEAO since 1945, meaning these collector pieces carry a denomination that bears no relationship to any sovereign monetary infrastructure Benin actually controls. The 2004 Dama Gazelle belongs to a wave of wildlife-themed silver issues produced for the international collector market, not domestic circulation.
The dama gazelle was already critically endangered by 2004, with wild population estimates below 500 individuals.