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1000 Francs CFA Source of Life - Water
| Issuer | Benin (1975-date) |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the national coat of arms of Benin, comprising a quartered shield displaying a castle and towers in the upper left, an Order of the Star of Benin emblem in the upper right, a palm tree in the lower left, and a sailing vessel in the lower right, all supported by two leopards rampant as flanking supporters. Above the shield, a scroll bears two circular medallions beneath a decorative canopy. Below the shield, a ribbon cartouche carries the national motto FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN arcs around the upper field, while the denomination 1000 FRANCS CFA is inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL 1000 FRANCS CFA |
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Benin issues coins under the West African CFA franc system administered by the BCEAO, but has periodically released collector pieces under its own national identity — a practice that sits awkwardly against the fact that Benin surrendered independent monetary policy when it joined the UMOA in 1962. The "Source of Life" water series belongs to a wave of Beninese numismatic issues produced primarily for the European collector market, with no meaningful domestic circulation intended.
KM#163 is struck to one-troy-ounce fineness, the de facto standard for modern sovereign bullion-adjacent issues of this type.