Official Territory name: Colonie du Dahomey
Dahomey now is Benin for current banknotes see Benin
GOUVERNEMENT GÉNÉRAL DE L’AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE FRANÇAISE (A.O.F.)
– Colonie du Dahomey –
Franc System
1917 Emergency Issue
50 Centimes P-1; B-101 Color: Red Dimensions: 82 x 55 mm
Front: 50-centime coin.
Back: Text.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Imprimerie Gouvernement Général, Gorée (França) - IGGG.
Signatures: Le Trésorier-Payeur (Paymaster) Paul Riboulet & Le Lt-Gouverneur (Lieutenant Governor) Leon Bourguine.
| Pick | TBB | Description | Good | Fine | XF |
| 1a | 101a | Date: 11 FÉVRIER 1917. Watermark: Bee pattern. 4.5-mm tall serial numbers. 23-mm wide imprint. | 27.50 | 60.00 | 175. |
| NL | 101b | 3.5-mm tall serial numbers. 26-mm wide imprint. | 27.50 | 60.00 | 175. |
| 1b | 101c | Watermark: Laurel leaf pattern. | 27.50 | 60.00 | 175. |
| NL | 101r | Remainder: No serial numbers; punched. | 27.50 | 60.00 | 175. |
1 Franc P-2; B-102 Color: Orange and yellow Dimensions: 102 x 66 mm
Front: 1-franc coin.
Back: Text.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Imprimerie Gouvernement Général, Gorée (França) - IGGG.
Signatures: Le Trésorier-Payeur (Paymaster) Paul Riboulet & Le Lt-Gouverneur (Lieutenant Governor) Leon Bourguine.
| Pick | TBB | Description | Good | Fine | XF |
| 2a | 102a | Date: 11 FÉVRIER 1917. Watermark: Bee pattern. 4.5-mm tall serial numbers. 23-mm wide imprint. | 27.50 | 60.00 | 175. |
| NL | 102b | 3.5-mm tall serial numbers. 26-mm wide imprint. | 27.50 | 60.00 | 175. |
| 2b | 102c | Watermark: Laurel leaf pattern. | 30.00 | 65.00 | 200. |
| NL | 102r | Remainder: No serial numbers; punched. | 30.00 | 65.00 | 200. |
The easiest way to distinguish between the 1-franc varieties is to examine the symbol on the back. On earlier issues, the symbol has five petals (B102a, top), whereas on later issues it has six petals (B102b/c, bottom).