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A full-bodied lion passant facing left, rendered in high relief, stands upon a horizontal ground line occupying the central field. The mane is finely detailed with radiating lines, and the animal is depicted in a naturalistic style. The curved legend REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO arcs along the upper periphery, while the date 2019 appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Descripción del reverso |
A naturalistic botanical spray depicting a leafy plant branch bearing clusters of small round fruits, occupying the majority of the central field. The leaves are rendered with detailed venation, and multiple fruit clusters are visible at two nodes along the stem. The denomination legend UN CENTIME is inscribed diagonally along the upper left field, while the Swahili numeral MOJA appears in the lower right field. |
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has issued numerous small-denomination collector and novelty pieces since the late 1990s with limited or no genuine circulation intent. The 1 centime denomination is functionally worthless within the country's franc-based economy, where even the smallest transactions run to hundreds of francs.
The "Lantana" designation refers to the flowering shrub genus native to tropical regions including central Africa — one of dozens of botanical and wildlife themes the DRC has attached to minor issues in this period.