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10 Francs Bell X-1
| Issuer | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-date) |
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| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | A full-bodied lion passant facing left occupies the central field, rendered in high relief with fine detail to the mane and musculature. The animal stands on a stylised ground line. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin characters, while the date 2001 appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Bell X-1 became the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in level flight on October 14, 1947, with Chuck Yeager at the controls — a fact the U.S. military kept classified for nearly a year after the event. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, reconstituted under that name following Laurent-Désiré Kabila's overthrow of Mobutu in 1997, built a modest foreign-currency revenue stream through commemorative silver issues marketed entirely to overseas collectors. This coin never circulated domestically.