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500 Francs CFA Maple Leaf
| Issuer | Republic of Benin |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 500 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse description | The silver centre features the national coat of arms of Benin, depicting a quartered shield supported by two lions rampant, with a buffalo head atop the shield and a scroll bearing the national motto below. The copper outer ring displays radial line decoration throughout. The legend REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN arcs along the upper border of the ring, with the date 2022 inscribed in the field above the coat of arms. The denomination 500 FRANCS CFA is inscribed in two lines along the lower portion of the silver centre field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The silver centre displays an ornately styled maple leaf rendered in intricate filigree and scrollwork, evoking a lace or arabesque design aesthetic in high relief. The fineness mark .999 AG appears in the lower field of the silver centre beneath the leaf motif. The copper outer ring bears the commemorative legend 35TH ANNIVERSARY arcing across the upper border and MAPLE LEAF arcing along the lower border, separated on each side by a row of raised dots forming a decorative border between ring and centre. |
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