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1,500 CFA Francs (Charles de Gaulle)
- Series:
- 1992~Today - Numismatic Product
- Catalog codes:
- ColnectIsBest
- Themes:
- Coats of Arms | Heads of State | Military Officers | Monuments | Statesmen
- Issued on:
- 2010
- Last issue date:
- 2010
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Composition:
- Gold
- Edge:
- Reeded/cable
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 0.5 grams
- Diameter:
- 11 mm
- 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) 1500
legend: (above, state name) REPUBLIQUE DU BÉNIN
(below, currency) FRANCS CFA
(Communauté Financière Africaine,
translated: African Financial Community)
Back: French President Charles De Gaulle (front, 1959-1969)
* 22 November 1890 Lille, France
⚭ (1921) Yvonne de Gaulle (22.V.1900-8.XI.1979, 3 children)
✝ 9 November 1970 (aged 79) Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, France
buried: Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, France
infront of Arc de Triomphe (1836)
below (arced life years) 1890-1970
legend: (upper-right, name) CHARLES DE GAULLE
(low-left, small year) 2010
Edge: G - grained, type: bars - Buy Now: