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1000 Francs CFA Fokker 100
| Issuer | Benin (1975-date) |
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| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The coat of arms of the Republic of Benin occupies the central field, featuring a quartered shield displaying a castle, a star motif, a palm tree, and a sailing ship, supported by two leopards rampant on either side, with a buffalo head crest above and a scroll bearing the national motto 'FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL' below. The legend 'REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN' arcs along the upper periphery in bold Latin characters. The denomination '1 000 FRANCS CFA' is inscribed in two lines across the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | L'HISTOIRE DE L'AVIATION 2003 1931-2001 |
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The Fokker 100 was the Dutch manufacturer's last serious attempt at commercial aviation survival — a stretched, re-engined development of the Fokker F28 that entered service in 1988. It found genuine success with regional carriers before Fokker's 1996 bankruptcy, one of the most abrupt collapses in postwar European aerospace, left some 300 aircraft stranded mid-order. Benin had no operational connection to the aircraft.
This belongs to the wave of silver issues produced under Benin's nominally sovereign coinage program but marketed entirely to European collectors through intermediary dealers, with the CFA franc denomination a formality.