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1000 Francs CFA Russian Knight
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the national coat of arms of Benin at center, depicting a quartered shield supported by two leopards rampant, the upper portion adorned with a ship's prow and two cornucopiae. Below the shield, a scroll bears the national motto in the field. The legend REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN arcs across the upper field in bold raised lettering, while the denomination 1000 FRANCS CFA is inscribed in two lines across the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL 1000 FRANCS CFA |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a full-length, polychrome colour-printed effigy of a medieval Russian bogatyr (warrior-knight) standing facing, clad in detailed lamellar armour with a conical helmet and mail aventail, and draped in a sweeping red cloak. The knight holds a longsword point-downward before him and bears a decorative round shield at his chest. A white horse grazes amid a forested landscape in the background. The legend RUSSIAN KNIGHT arcs above the central vignette within an arched frame, with the date 2015 inscribed at the upper right. The field outside the central arch is decorated with elaborate floral and foliate scrollwork in relief. |
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