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1000 Francs CFA Lions of Benin
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs CFA |
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| Reverse description | The central motif depicts a majestic male African lion with a full mane standing proudly in a savanna landscape, accompanied by a seated lion cub at his side, with a stylized acacia tree in the background and birds in flight above. Surrounding the central scene, the border field is densely populated with multiple smaller lion vignettes rendered in various dynamic poses, creating a striking decorative frame. The curved legend PROTECTION DE LA NATURE - LION D'AFRIQUE arcs along the upper border, while the silver fineness notation 1 OZ AG .999 appears vertically to the right of the central scene. The date 2016 is inscribed in the lower exergue beneath the central composition. |
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| Reverse lettering | PROTECTION DE LA NATURE - LION D'AFRIQUE 1 OZ AG .999 2016 |
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The BCEAO issues commemorative silver on behalf of its eight member states — Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo — under a shared monetary union whose franc CFA is pegged to the euro at a fixed rate of 655.957, a parity inherited from the pre-1999 French franc arrangement. These collector issues carry legal tender status in all member states simultaneously, though none are intended for circulation.
KM#122 belongs to a modest run of wildlife-themed commemoratives produced for the international collector market in the mid-2010s, with Pobjoy Mint handling production for several related issues in the series.