BENIN WAS Paper Money,
1959-65 Issues

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Prez:
Hubert MAGA  
1.8.1960 - 27.10.1963

Prez:
C. SOGLO
28.10.1963-19.12.1967

Prez:
Sourou M. APITHY
25.1.1964 - 27.11.1965

Prez:
J. A.-Tomêtin
27.11.1965 - 29.11.1965


BENIN Paper Money, 1959-65 Issues

REPUBLIC OF BENIN
History: 1650 UK FT.William; 1863 FRA Porto-Novo Prot.; 1894 FRA Dahomey FRA Prot.; 1958 Auto. as Dahomey; 1960 Rep.Dahomey; 1975 Peo. Rep. Dahomey; 1.3.1990 Rep.Benin
BENIN now uses Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) notes.
Currency History:  Dahomey 1917 issues; French West Africa with Code Letter B <1960;  WAS BCEAO 1960>

Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO)

 
P.201B  100 Francs
WasP.201Bb100Francs20.3.1961Sig.2.jpg
P.201Bb  100 Francs 20.3.1961 Sig.2  WDB		 WasP.301Ca100Francs20.3.1961Sig.1r.jpg
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WasP.202Bc500Francs20.3.1961Sig.2.jpg
P.202Bc  500 Francs 20.3.1961 Sig.2  WDB		 WasP.602Hd500FrancsNDSIg.6lithor.jpg
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WasP.203Bc1000Francs20.3.1961Sig.2.jpg
P.203Bc  1,000 Francs 20.3.1961 Sig.2.  WDB		 WasP.403Db1000Francs20.3.1961Sig1r.jpg
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WasP.204Bb5000Francs20.3.1861Sig.2.jpg
P.204Bb  5,000 Francs 20.3.1861 Sig.2.  WDB		 WasP.55000Francs15.4.1959Sig.1r.jpg
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
WDB  We gratefully acknowledge numismatist Weldon D. "Burt" Burson, specialized collector of West African States banknotes, for providing images and information used in this section.