Catalog
1000 Francs CFA Sailing Ship - Preussen
| Issuer | Benin (1975-date) |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed broadside view of the five-masted full-rigged sailing ship Preussen underway on a stylized sea rendered with engraved wave lines in the lower field. The vessel is depicted with all square sails set on her five masts, her rigging and hull rendered with fine precision. The ship's name PREUSSEN is engraved in prominent serif lettering along the lower exergue, with the date 1993 inscribed directly below. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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