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15 000 Francs CFA Crocodile
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) |
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| Year | 1996-1997 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#34, Schön#38 |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL 15.000 FRANCS CFA (Translation: Republic of Benin Fraternity Justice Work 15,000 CFA Francs) |
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| Edge | Reeded. |
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The BCEAO issues coinage on behalf of eight West African member states, but large-format silver pieces like this one were never intended for circulation — they were produced specifically for the international collector market, a common revenue strategy among monetary unions with limited numismatic budgets. At 500 grams of fine silver, the production cost alone likely exceeded the face value in real purchasing terms for most member nations.
No verifiable minting anecdote distinguishes this particular issue from others in the BCEAO's 1990s collector series beyond its unusual mass.