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1000 Francs CFA World Cup Soccer
| Issuer | République du Bénin |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse description | The arms of the Republic of Benin occupy the central field, depicting a quartered shield bearing a ship under sail, a palm tree, a star, and an animal in saltire, supported on the dexter by a leopard and on the sinister by a lion rampant, with a buffalo head as crest above. A scroll beneath the shield bears the national motto FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL in raised Latin lettering. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1000 FRANCS CFA is inscribed in two lines along the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a detailed three-quarter view of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field, commemorating France as host nation of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. A textured football is positioned prominently in the lower right of the field before the monument. The curved legend FRANCE 1998 XVI COUPE MONDIALE arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin lettering, with the date of issue 1996 inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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