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10 Franc Dolphin
| Issuer | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-date) |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Value | 10 Francs |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The "Dolphin" franc series from the DRC emerged from a mint trade common among cash-strapped African states in the 2000s and 2010s: licensing coin designs to European distributors — primarily in Germany and the Netherlands — who then sell them into the collector market with little or no genuine domestic circulation intended. The issuing government receives a licensing fee; the coins never meaningfully enter Congolese commerce.
Silver-plated copper in this weight class is a format aggressively marketed to entry-level collectors as bullion-adjacent, though the silver content is negligible.