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200 Francs CFA Tyrannosaurus Rex
| Issuer | Republic of Benin |
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| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Republic of Benin is centrally depicted, featuring a quartered shield supported by two leopards rampant. The shield displays a castle and a sailing vessel in the lower quarters, a palm tree and a six-pointed star motif in the upper quarters, and is surmounted by a star above a scroll. A ribbon below the shield bears the national motto in the legend: FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination 200 FRANCS CFA is inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL 200 FRANCS CFA |
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Benin has no dinosaur fossil record to speak of — this coin exists purely as a product of the early 1990s novelty collector market, when several small West African nations licensed their minting authority to produce themed issues with no connection to local history or culture. The Republic of Benin issued a substantial series of such pieces through foreign minting intermediaries, largely targeting European and American collectors rather than domestic circulation.
None of these ever saw a cash register in Cotonou.