This piece belongs to the Democratic Republic of Congo's extensive commemorative program of the early 2000s, which licensed dozens of transportation-themed subjects with no meaningful connection to Congolese history. The Peugeot Vis-à-Vis being commemorated is the 1892 model — one of the earliest Peugeot automobiles, powered by a Panhard-Levassor V-twin engine under a Peugeot-branded chassis, at a time when Armand Peugeot had not yet broken from Les Fils de Peugeot Frères to found his independent automobile company, which he did in 1896.
This piece belongs to the Democratic Republic of Congo's extensive commemorative program of the early 2000s, which licensed dozens of transportation-themed subjects with no meaningful connection to Congolese history. The Peugeot Vis-à-Vis being commemorated is the 1892 model — one of the earliest Peugeot automobiles, powered by a Panhard-Levassor V-twin engine under a Peugeot-branded chassis, at a time when Armand Peugeot had not yet broken from Les Fils de Peugeot Frères to found his independent automobile company, which he did in 1896.