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500 Francs CFA Cancer
| Issuer | Benin (1975-date) |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the national coat of arms of Benin prominently centered in the field, depicting a quartered shield supported by two leopards rampant, with a star and a castle in the upper quarters and a sailing ship and a palm tree in the lower quarters. The state motto 'FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL' appears on a ribbon beneath the shield. The circular legend 'REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN' arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination '500 FRANCS CFA' is inscribed in the lower field. The design is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished background. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL 500 FRANCS CFA |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a richly colored Art Nouveau-style depiction of a young woman with long dark hair adorned with a red flower, rendered in the manner of Alphonse Mucha. She is shown bust-length, wearing a rose-draped garment, and holds a small object delicately in one hand. The Cancer zodiac symbol, a stylized crab glyph, appears prominently in the lower foreground in silver relief. A border of all twelve zodiac signs and their corresponding symbols encircles the composition in the outer ring, rendered against a dark background. The inscription 'CANCER' appears along the lower left rim and the date '2017' along the lower right. |
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