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Prez (FRA):
Raymond Nicolas Landry POINCARÉ
18.2.1913 - 18.2.1920

Lt Gov:
Charles H.A.
NOUFFLARD
9.5.1912 - 7.4.1917

Lt Gov:
Gaston L.
FOURN
7.4.1917 - 29.4.1928

COLONIE DU DAHOMEY, D.11.17.1917 Issues

 · COLONIE DU DAHOMEY
 · French Colony of Dahomey

History: 1650 GBR; 1863 FRA Prot.; 1885 PRT; 1894 DHM Prot.; 1899 FWA; 1958 Rep DHM; 1975 People's Rep. DHM; 1.3.1990 Republic of Benin
Currency History: FRA currency 1916; DHM 1917; FRA/ FWA 1917-58; WAS 1958 >>
 For later issues see French West Africa and

Gouvernement Central de la Afrique Occidentale Francaise
DhmP.1r0.5FrancD.1917.jpg
P.1r  0.05 Franc D.11.17.1917   AB		 DhmP.1r0.5FrancD.1917r.jpg
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DhmP.21FrancD.1917.jpg
P.2  1 Franc D.11.17.1917   AB		 DhmP.21FrancD.1917r2.jpg
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For later issues see French West Africa and

BACKGROUNDER

Dahomey was a French overseas territory of France. On 1 Aug 1960 it declared independence from France as the Republic of Dahomey. On 30 Nov 1975 it became the People's Republic of Benin and on 1 Mar 1990 it became the Republic of Benin.

Benin presently uses West African Currency Board issues of the Banque Centrales des Etats de l'Afrique with Code Letter "B".

ACKNOWEDGEMENT

AB  We gratefully acknowledge AB for these images.