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1,500 CFA Francs (1 Africa)
- Series:
- 1992~Today - Numismatic Product
- Catalog codes:
- from colnect.com
- Themes:
- Animals (Fauna) | Birds | Buffaloes | Herons | Mammals | Maps | Plants (Flora) | Stars
- Issued on:
- ColnectIsBest
- Last issue date:
- iInfringe
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Composition:
- Nickel plated Steel
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 7.3 grams
- Diameter:
- 26 mm
- Face value:
- 1,500 CFA - West African CFA franc
- Score:
- 78% Accuracy: Medium
- Description:
- Front: Head of African Elephant above (1st value) 1 AFRICA
legend: EMISSION MONETAIRE DE L'INSTITUT DE DEVELOPPEMENT DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST
(up/low-right, spacers/dots) •
(right, abbreviation) IDAO (Institut de Development de l'Afrique de l'ouest)
Back: Stillized African buffalo (left, Syncerus caffer)
behind two Egrets (right) between vegetation
legend: (top-left, 2nd value) 1500 CFA (Communauté Financière Africaine,
translated: African Financial Community)
(up-left,top-right, low(er)-right, spacers/5-pointed stars) ☆
(up-right, region) AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST
(lower-right, year) 2003
(bottom-lower-left, type) EMISSION BENINOISE - Buy Now:
1,500 CFA Francs (1 Africa)
- Series:
- 2003~Today - Private Issues
- Catalog codes:
- Col:BJ-000004, Unu:x44
- Themes:
- Elephants | Maps | Stars
- Issued on:
- 2005
- Last issue date:
- 2005
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Composition:
- Nickel plated Steel
- Edge:
- Plain/smooth
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 7.3 grams
- Diameter:
- 25.9 mm
- Thickness:
- 2 mm
- Face value:
- 1,500 CFA - West African CFA franc
- Known mintage:
- 2,005
- Score:
- 77% Accuracy: High
- Related items:
- 1 (See)
- Description:
- Obverse: African elephant head above 1 AFRICA
legend: EMISSION MONETAIRE DE L'INSTITUT DE DEVELOPPEMENT DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST
(separators / dots above and below right) •
(right, abbreviation) IDAO (Institut de Development de l'Afrique de l'ouest)
Back: Map or European Union (2004-2007)
left 2 € 30 (Euro) 3.45 CHF (Swiss Francs)
mintmark: (right) ЄM ()
within a circle of twenty-five 5-pointed stars (circular points clockwise)
legend: (top left top, state name) REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN
(top / bottom-right, bottom-left stars, spacers / 5-pointed stars) ☆ (facing out)
(top right) 1500 CFA (Communauté Financière Africaine,
translated: African Financial Community)
(right, year) 2005
(below) FOIRES BASEL & PIACENZA
(translated: Fairs of Basel (Switzerland) and Piacenza (Italy)) - Buy Now:
6,000 CFA Francs (4 Africas - President Kerekou)
- Series:
- 2003~Today - Private Issues
- Catalog codes:
- Col:BJ-000005, Unu:x41
- Themes:
- Elephants | Heads of State | Maps | Stars
- Issued on:
- ColnectIsBest
- Last issue date:
- CopyWrong
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Composition:
- Bimetallic
- Edge:
- Plain/smooth
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 10.1 grams
- Diameter:
- 28.3 mm
- Thickness:
- 2.2 mm
- Face value:
- 6,000 CFA - West African CFA franc
- Score:
- 94% Accuracy: High
- Description:
- from colnect.com
- Buy Now:
1,000 CFA Francs (Introduction of the Euro)
- Series:
- CopyWrong
- Catalog codes:
- Col:BJ-000009
- Themes:
- ColnectScrp
- Issued on:
- 2002
- Last issue date:
- 2002
- Distribution:
- ColnectScrp
- Composition:
- CopyWrong
- Edge:
- ColnectScrp
- Orientation:
- ColnectIsBest
- Shape:
- iInfringe
- Rim:
- VisitColnectCom
- Weight:
- VisitColnectCom
- Face value:
- ColnectIsBest
- Score:
- VisitColnectCom
- Related items:
- iInfringe
- Description:
- Front: Coat of arms (1964-1975, readopted in 1990)
with incuse texted motto: FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL
(translated: Brotherhood, Justice, Work)
above (arced value) 1 000
legend: (above, state name) REPUBLIQUE DU BÉNIN
(below, currency) FRANCS CFA (Communauté Financière Africaine,
translated: African Financial Community)
Back: European side (front) of 1 Euro coin
between circle 12 coins (back) Germany, Belgium,
Finland, Italy, France, Greece, Austria, Ireland,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain
between twelve yellow painted 5-pointed stars (pointed inwards)
legend: (above, subject) INTRODUCTION DE L'EURO DANS L'ANNÉE 2002
(lower-left/right, spacers/dots) •
(below, title) UNION DE LA MONNAIE EN EUROPE
Edge: G - grained, type: bars - Buy Now:
- iInfringe
2,500 CFA Francs (Abolition of Slavery)
- Series:
- from colnect.com
- Catalog codes:
- from colnect.com
- Themes:
- iInfringe
- Issued on:
- 2007
- Last issue date:
- 2007
- Distribution:
- iInfringe
- Composition:
- iInfringe
- Edge:
- iInfringe
- Shape:
- ColnectIsBest
- Rim:
- CopyWrong
- Weight:
- from colnect.com
- Diameter:
- ColnectIsBest
- Face value:
- from colnect.com
- Known mintage:
- from colnect.com
- Composition Details:
- xxx/1000 Silver 0.xxx oz. ASW, xx/1000 copperxxx/1000 Silver 0.xxx oz. ASW, xx/1000 copper
- Score:
- ColnectScrp
- Description:
- Front: Bust explorer Olaudah Equiano (right, Gustavus Vassa) looking to the front
* c. 1745, Essaka, Igbo (claimed, current Nigeria)
âš (7.IV.1792,) Susannah Cullen (1762-1796 , 2 daughters)
†31 March 1797 (aged 51–52) Paddington Street, Middlesex
Buried: undocumented
between arced (left, life years) 1745-1797
(right, hand written name) Olaudah Equiano
legend (handwritten): Commémoration de l'abolition de l'esclavage
(lower-left/right, spacers/dots) •
(bottom, value) 2500 francs
Back: Coat of arms (1964, readopted in 1990)
beteen (above, type) ESSAI (bottom, year) 2007
legend: (top, state name) RÉPUBLIQUE DU BÉNIN
(low-left/right, spacers/5-pointed stars) ☆ (pointed upwards)
Edge: G - grained, type: bars - Buy Now:
- ColnectIsBest
1,000 CFA Francs (Source of Life: the Sun)
- Series:
- 2017~Today - Source of Life
- Catalog codes:
- CopyWrong
- Themes:
- Coats of Arms | Stars
- Issued on:
- 2017
- Last issue date:
- 2017
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Composition:
- Silver
- Edge:
- Reeded/grained
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 31.107 grams
- Diameter:
- 38.7 mm
- Face value:
- 1,000 CFA - West African CFA franc
- Known mintage:
- 2,000
- Composition Details:
- .999 silver.999 silver
- Description:
- Front: Coat of arms (1964-1975, readopted in 1990)
with incuse texted motto: FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL
(translated: Brotherhood, Justice, Work)
above (arced wide value) 1 0 0 0
legend: (above, state name) REPUBLIQUE DU BÉNIN
(below, currency) FRANCS CFA(Communauté Financière Africaine,
translated: African Financial Community)
Back: Colored sun ablaze with vibrant orange and red color,
framed by the high contrast black void of space
above (small year) 2017
legend: (above, title) SOURCE OF LIFE
(bottom, small details) 1 OZ .999 FINE SILVER
Edge: G - grained, type: bars - Buy Now:
10,000 CFA Francs (40th Anniversary of the European currency)
- Series:
- 1997~2002 - Euro, new currency
- Catalog codes:
- Col:BJ-000120
- Themes:
- Anniversaries and Jubilees | Coats of Arms | Coins | Geometric Shapes | Stars | Symbols
- Issued on:
- iInfringe
- Last issue date:
- VisitColnectCom
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Composition:
- Silver
- Shape:
- Circular
- Face value:
- 10,000 CFA - West African CFA franc
- Related items:
- 9 (See)
- Description:
- Front: Coat of arms (1964-1975, readopted in 1990)
with incuse texted motto: FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL
(translated: Brotherhood, Justice, Work)
above (arced value) 10000
legend: (above, state name) REPUBLIQUE DU BÉNIN
(below, currency) FRANCS CFA
(Communauté Financière Africaine,
translated: African Financial Community)
Back: Colored EURO inside rectangle infront of 14 coins
km110 German 1 Mark (1950-2001) front
km862.1 Danish 1 Krone (1973-1978) back
km821 Spanish 1 Paseta (1982-1989) back
km91 Italian 1 Lira (1951-2001) back
km150 Greek 1 Drachme (1988-2000) front
km821 Spanish 1 Paseta (1982-1989) front
km2886 Austrian 1 Shilling (1959-2001) front
km614 Portugese 1 Escudo (1981-1986) back
km862.3 Danish 1 Krone (1982-1989) front
km925.1 French 1 Franc (1960-2001) front
km2886 Austrian 1 Shilling (1959-2001) back
km933 British 1 Pound (1983) back
km184a Dutch 1 Gulden (1967-1980) back
km91 Italian 1 Lira (1951-2001)
note: coins from Belgium, Finland, Ireland and Luxemburg
are not in the design, while Denmark and United Kindom never got the Euro
between circle of twelve green painted 5-pointed stars (pointed upwards)
inside a circle
legend: (subject) 40 ANS DE CE POUR CREER LA MONNAIRE EUROPEENE
(translated: 40 years to create the European currency)
(below, preiod year) 1957-1997
Edge: G - grained, type: bars - Buy Now:
1,500 CFA Francs (Euro Introduction)
- Series:
- 2002 - Euro introduction
- Catalog codes:
- Col:BJ-000135
- Themes:
- Coats of Arms | Coins | Euro | Stars | Symbols
- Issued on:
- 2002
- Last issue date:
- 2002
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Composition:
- Silver
- Edge:
- Reeded/cable
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 25 grams
- Diameter:
- 45 mm
- Face value:
- 1,500 CFA - West African CFA franc
- Composition Details:
- 0.999 Partially Gilded0.999 Partially Gilded
- Related items:
- 1 (See)
- Description:
- VisitColnectCom
- Buy Now:
1,500 CFA Francs (Euro Introduction. Gold)
- Series:
- 2002 - Euro introduction
- Catalog codes:
- ColnectIsBest
- Themes:
- Coats of Arms | Euro | Stars | Symbols
- Issued on:
- CopyWrong
- Last issue date:
- ColnectScrp
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Composition:
- Gold
- Edge:
- Reeded/grained
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 3.1 grams
- Face value:
- 1,500 CFA - West African CFA franc
- Composition Details:
- 0.9990.999
- Description:
- Front: Coat of arms (1964-1975, readopted in 1990)
with incuse texted motto: FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL
(translated: Brotherhood, Justice, Work)
above (arced value) 1 500
legend: (above, state name) REPUBLIQUE DU BÉNIN
(below, currency) FRANCS CFA (Communauté Financière Africaine,
translated: African Financial Community)
Back: European side (front) of 1 Euro coin
between circle 12 coins (back) Germany, Belgium,
Finland, Italy, France, Greece, Austria, Ireland,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain
between twelve yellow painted 5-pointed stars (pointed inwards)
legend: (above, subject) INTRODUCTION DE L'EURO DANS L'ANNÉE 2002
(lower-left/right, spacers/dots) •
(below, title) UNION DE LA MONNAIE EN EUROPE
Edge: G - grained, type: bars - Buy Now:
Various CFA Francs (Set Euro Introduction)
- Series:
- 1992~Today - Mint set
- Catalog codes:
- Col:BJ-000179
- Themes:
- Coats of Arms | Coins | Euro | Stars | Symbols
- Issued on:
- VisitColnectCom
- Last issue date:
- ColnectScrp
- Distribution:
- Mint Set
- Composition:
- Silver
- Edge:
- Various (Sets Only)
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Various (Sets Only)
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Face value:
- Various CFA - West African CFA franc
- Related items:
- 3 (See)
- Description:
- Proof set of 3 coins:
km63 500 francs 7 gr. 38.61 mm Reeded
km 1000 francs 20 gr. mm Reeded
km 1500 francs 25 gr. 45.0 mm Reeded - Buy Now:



















