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10 Franc Zebra
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Weight | 30 g |
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| Obverse description | Central device comprises the coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of Congo, depicting a leopard's head facing front flanked by a crossed elephant tusk and a spear, with a ribbon below bearing the motto PAIX, and additional motto scrolls inscribed JUSTICE and TRAVAIL to the left and right respectively, all set within an outlined shield surmounted by a crescent. The encircling legend DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO runs along the upper periphery, while the date 2009 appears divided across the lower field, and the denomination 10 FRANC is inscribed prominently along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO JUSTICE PAIX TRAVAIL 2009 10 FRANC |
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The "Zebra" franc series from the Democratic Republic of Congo belongs to a wave of low-mintage wildlife issues produced almost entirely for the collector export market — not for domestic circulation. The DRC's actual monetary economy in 2009 ran overwhelmingly on Congolese francs and informal dollar substitutes, making a silver-plated copper 10-franc piece functionally ornamental from the moment of striking.
KM# 105 is catalogued among several contemporaneous Congolese animal issues sharing the same planchet specification, all contracted through third-party minting arrangements rather than struck at any Congolese facility.