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10 Francs Fall of the Berlin Wall
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the national arms of the Democratic Republic of Congo at center, comprising a leopard head facing front flanked by a crossed tusk and spear, mounted on a decorative plinth inscribed PAIX (Peace), with the legends JUSTICE and TRAVAIL (Labour) flanking the device. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO runs along the upper periphery, bordered by a dotted inner circle. The date 2019 is divided either side of the central device in the lower field, with the fineness and weight notation 0.5g Au 999 inscribed below the arms, and the denomination 10 FRANCS along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | 30 JAHRE MAUERFALL 1989 2019 NOV. 9. 89 |
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has issued commemorative gold in small fractional formats with some regularity, targeting the bullion gift market rather than collectors with serious numismatic intent. This piece marks the thirtieth anniversary of the wall's fall on November 9, 1989 — an event that itself took shape through a bureaucratic miscommunication, when East German spokesman Günter Schabowski announced the opening of border crossings without realizing the order wasn't yet in effect, triggering crowds that the guards, overwhelmed, simply stopped resisting.