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1000 Francs CFA FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014
| Issuer | Republic of Benin |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design features a relief globe in the lower field, around which radiate nine stylized national flags on flag poles fanning outward in a semicircle, each labelled with the country name: URUGUAY, ITALIE, ALLEMAGNE, BRESIL, ANGLETERRE, ARGENTINE, FRANCE, ESPAGNE. The curved legend COUPE DU MONDE DE LA FIFA, BRESIL 2014 arcs prominently along the upper periphery. The year of issue 2012 appears in the exergue below the globe. |
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Benin has no meaningful connection to the 2014 World Cup — no qualification, no host role, no particular footballing moment to commemorate. These FIFA-licensed issues were produced speculatively for the collector market, with the Republic of Benin lending its issuing authority to a product designed and distributed almost entirely by European minting agencies. The two-year gap between striking date and the tournament itself is routine for this type of licensed release.