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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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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A vivid full-color depiction of an iceberg rendered across the entire field, showing both the visible portion above the waterline and the substantially larger submerged mass below, executed in rich blue and teal tones against a pale sky. The waterline bisects the composition horizontally, creating a dramatic cross-section effect. Two whales are depicted swimming in the deep waters to the right of the submerged ice mass, rendered in fine detail. The series title SOURCE OF LIFE arcs along the upper legend in raised lettering, while the date 2019 and the inscription 1 OZ .999 FINE SILVER appear in the lower exergue. |
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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.