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1000 Francs CFA World Cup Soccer
| Issuer | Benin (1975-date) |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Benin occupies the central field, featuring a quartered shield supported by two leopards rampant, with a sailing vessel and a palm tree among the quarterings, and a buffalo head crest above. A scroll beneath the shield bears the national motto FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL. The legend REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination 1000 FRANCS CFA is inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN 1000 FRANCS CFA |
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Benin's sporting commemoratives of the 1990s were produced under license arrangements typical of small Francophone African nations with no domestic mint — struck almost certainly by the Monnaie de Paris or a contracted European facility, then sold primarily into the collector market rather than circulated. The 1996 date ties this to the FIFA World Cup held in the United States, a tournament notable for being the highest-attended World Cup on record.
Benin itself has never qualified for a World Cup finals. The coin's existence is purely a revenue instrument.