Live auction - fwo_1117220 - DAHOMEY 500 Francs CFA 10e anniversaire de l’indépendance 1971

DAHOMEY 500 Francs CFA 10e anniversaire de l’indépendance 1971 MS

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Estimate :	150 €
Price :	116 €
Maximum bid :	120 €
End of the sale :	12 May 2026 18:26:15
bidders :	3 bidders

Type : 500 Francs CFA 10e anniversaire de l’indépendance

Date: 1971

Quantity minted : -

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 999 ‰

Diameter : 50 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 25,75 g.

Edge : striée

Catalogue references :

KM20/2.2

Obverse

Obverse legend : REPUBLIQUE DU DAHOMEY / 1ER AOÛT 1970 - 10ÈME ANNIVERSAIRE.

Obverse description : armes surmontées de deux cornes de buffles et encadré par deux panthères, motto : FRATERNITE- JUSTICE-TRAVAIL, en dessous sur 3 lignes 500 / FRANCS / CFA.

Reverse

Reverse legend : FEMME OUÉMÉ.

Reverse description : femme ouémé.

Commentary

Le Dahomey est une ancienne colonie française devenue indépendante le 1er août 1960. Le Dahomey est rebaptisé Bénin le 30 novembre 1975.
Dahomey is a former French colony that became independent on August 1, 1960. Dahomey was renamed Benin on November 30, 1975.