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<p>[QUOTE="krispy, post: 1396626, member: 19065"]Yes, these coins created the typical snickering 'buzz' in the numismatic blogs too when news of them first started to appear... </p><p><br /></p><p>Issued by authority of the Government of the West African Republic of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" rel="nofollow">Benin</a> as part of the 'Famous Plants of the World' series. </p><p><br /></p><p>The 2010 Marijuana Cannabis Sativa <a href="http://www.blackmountaincoins.com/p/BMC/c-/2010_BEN_09484.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.blackmountaincoins.com/p/BMC/c-/2010_BEN_09484.html" rel="nofollow">1000 CFA</a> coin was issued as a 1 oz. .999 fine silver coin, limited to 999 pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>There were other issues for 2010 as well, such as the the Marijuana Cannabis Sativa 100 CFA Proof coin. Both a <a href="http://en.numista.com/catalogue/benin-1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.numista.com/catalogue/benin-1.html" rel="nofollow">silver and gold plated cu-ni versions</a> were being sold then. They are supposedly legal tender coins. These were limited to 2,500 pieces. Not sure if that number includes the gold plated coins as there appears to only be one KM# and both coins are the same denomination, weight, diameter and design.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not sure if an actual government operated mint produced these or if they came from a private mint, such as <a href="http://www.africamint.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.africamint.com/" rel="nofollow">Africa Mint</a> who has produced promotional and commemorative pieces for Benin in the past. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There's plenty of information online, <a href="http://www.talismancoins.com/servlet/Detail?no=1197" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.talismancoins.com/servlet/Detail?no=1197" rel="nofollow">Talisman Coins</a> has a lot on this coin and a statement about the aroma technology used on the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>They also include on the website about this coin the following disclaimer,</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFA_franc#West_African" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFA_franc#West_African" rel="nofollow"><b><br /></b></a></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFA_franc#West_African" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFA_franc#West_African" rel="nofollow"><b>Read more at Wiki</b></a>:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFA_franc#West_African" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFA_franc#West_African" rel="nofollow"><b>CFA</b></a> stands for <b><i>Communauté financière d'Afrique</i> </b>("Financial Community of Africa"). Currency is issued by the <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCEAO" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCEAO" rel="nofollow">BCEAO</a> </b>(<b><a href="http://www.bceao.int/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bceao.int/" rel="nofollow"><i>Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest</i></a>,</b> i.e. "Central Bank of the West African States"), located in Dakar, Senegal, for the 8 countries of the <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_African_Economic_and_Monetary_Union#West_African_Economic_and_Monetary_Union" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_African_Economic_and_Monetary_Union#West_African_Economic_and_Monetary_Union" rel="nofollow">UEMOA</a></b> (<i><b>Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine</b>).</i></p><p><br /></p><p>CFA francs have the same exchange rate with the Euro and they are both guaranteed by the French Treasury (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%A9sor_public" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%A9sor_public" rel="nofollow">Trésor public</a>).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="krispy, post: 1396626, member: 19065"]Yes, these coins created the typical snickering 'buzz' in the numismatic blogs too when news of them first started to appear... Issued by authority of the Government of the West African Republic of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin"]Benin[/URL] as part of the 'Famous Plants of the World' series. The 2010 Marijuana Cannabis Sativa [URL="http://www.blackmountaincoins.com/p/BMC/c-/2010_BEN_09484.html"]1000 CFA[/URL] coin was issued as a 1 oz. .999 fine silver coin, limited to 999 pieces. There were other issues for 2010 as well, such as the the Marijuana Cannabis Sativa 100 CFA Proof coin. Both a [URL="http://en.numista.com/catalogue/benin-1.html"]silver and gold plated cu-ni versions[/URL] were being sold then. They are supposedly legal tender coins. These were limited to 2,500 pieces. Not sure if that number includes the gold plated coins as there appears to only be one KM# and both coins are the same denomination, weight, diameter and design. I'm not sure if an actual government operated mint produced these or if they came from a private mint, such as [URL="http://www.africamint.com/"]Africa Mint[/URL] who has produced promotional and commemorative pieces for Benin in the past. There's plenty of information online, [URL="http://www.talismancoins.com/servlet/Detail?no=1197"]Talisman Coins[/URL] has a lot on this coin and a statement about the aroma technology used on the coin. They also include on the website about this coin the following disclaimer, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFA_franc#West_African"][B] Read more at Wiki[/B][/URL]: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFA_franc#West_African"][B]CFA[/B][/URL] stands for [B][I]Communauté financière d'Afrique[/I] [/B]("Financial Community of Africa"). Currency is issued by the [B][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCEAO"]BCEAO[/URL] [/B]([B][URL="http://www.bceao.int/"][I]Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest[/I][/URL],[/B] i.e. "Central Bank of the West African States"), located in Dakar, Senegal, for the 8 countries of the [B][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_African_Economic_and_Monetary_Union#West_African_Economic_and_Monetary_Union"]UEMOA[/URL][/B] ([I][B]Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine[/B]).[/I] CFA francs have the same exchange rate with the Euro and they are both guaranteed by the French Treasury ([URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%A9sor_public"]Trésor public[/URL]).[/QUOTE]
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