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- Catalog codes:
- Col:BJ-000212, WCC:km74
- Themes:
- Astronauts | Coats of Arms | Globes | Pilots | Space Traveling | Spacecraft
- Issued on:
- 2011
- Last issue date:
- 2011
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Composition:
- Silver plated Copper
- Edge:
- Reeded/cable
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Diameter:
- 38.61 mm
- Face value:
- 100 CFA - West African CFA franc
- Known mintage:
- 961
- Composition Details:
- 96% copper, 4% Silver plated (layers)96% copper, 4% Silver plated (layers)
- Description:
- Front: Coat of arms (1964-1975, readopted in 1990)
with incuse texted motto: FRATERNITE JUSTICE TRAVAIL
(translated: Brotherhood, Justice, Work)
above (arced value) 100
legend: (above, state name) REPUBLIQUE DU BÉNIN
(below, currency) FRANCS CFA (Communauté Financičre Africaine,
translated: African Financial Community)
Back: Colored bust Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
below Vostok spacecraft in front of Earth
legend: (left-above) 50 ANNÈES PREMIERE MISSION SPATIALE HABITÉE
(up-right, spacer/dot) •
(right, date) 12. AVRIL 1961
Edge: G - grained, type: bars - Buy Now:
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