| Obverse description | Coat of arms of Dahomey divides country name, date above, denomination below and fineness near the rim. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | 1971 REPUBLIQUE DU DAHOMEY 1er Août 1970 10ème Anniversaire FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL 5.000 FRANCS CFA 900 |
| Reverse description | Five water buffaloes (suncerus caffer-bovidae) upon a windswept heath. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | BUFFLE |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | 1 AR Numismatica Italiana, Arezzo,Italy (1926-date) |
| Mintage | 1971 - Hallmark `900` lower left of `FRANCS`, Proof - 1971 - Hallmark `900` lower right of `FRANCS`, 2 beads between `A` and hallmark,Proof - 1971 - Hallmark `900` lower right of `FRANCS`, 3 beads between `A` and hallmark, Proof - 610 1971 1 AR - Hallmark `900` and mint mark right of `CFA`, Proof - |
| Catalog ID | 7096273670 |
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