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10 Francs Butterfly red
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | WILD LIFE PROTECTION 2002 |
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has issued a long-running series of novelty silver pieces aimed squarely at the thematic collector market, and this butterfly issue is part of that output. These coins were never intended for circulation — the DRC's actual monetary economy in 2002 was operating on dollarization following the near-total collapse of the Congolese franc, making a 10-franc silver piece economically absurd as a transactional object.
KM#93 is one of several wildlife-themed issues from this period, struck by European mints on contract and distributed through the international numismatic trade rather than through any Congolese banking channel.