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1000 Francs CFA Douglas DC-8
| Issuer | Republic of Benin |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL 1000 FRANCS CFA |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a full-color applied enamel depiction of a Douglas DC-8 jetliner in Swissair livery, rendered in profile on an airport tarmac with a large terminal building and control tower visible in the background against a blue mountain range. The aircraft is detailed in white with a distinctive red fuselage stripe and the Swiss cross emblem on its tail fin. The curved legend L'HISTOIRE DE L'AVIATION arcs along the upper periphery in raised lettering against a dark field. The date range 1931 - 2001 is inscribed along the lower border, commemorating the operational history of Swissair, and the mintage year 2003 appears in small numerals within the left field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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