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10 Francs Erwin Rommel
| Issuer | Democratic Republic of Congo |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Value | 10 Francs |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a left-facing uniformed bust of Field Marshal Erwin J. E. Rommel in the lower left, depicted in military dress with decorations visible at the collar. Behind and to the right, a World War II-era tank with a soldier visible in the commander's hatch occupies the centre field, while a stylised aircraft bearing the inscription TOBRUK appears in the upper right. The curved legend ERWIN J. E. ROMMEL / 15.11.1891 - 1944 arcs along the upper border in Latin capitals. The date 2002 is inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has issued commemorative silver pieces honoring foreign military figures with no connection to Central Africa whatsoever — Rommel among them. These were struck purely for the international collector market, a revenue strategy employed by several African nations throughout the 1990s and 2000s that had little to do with domestic monetary policy.
Rommel died by forced suicide in October 1944 after being implicated in the July 20 plot against Hitler — a circumstance that allowed the Nazi government to preserve his public image while eliminating him privately.