10 Francs Famous Paintings - 'Les Périssoires'

The Democratic Republic of Congo has issued collector coins under several issuing authority names — "Banque Centrale du Congo" appearing on the coin itself does not always reflect which entity actually commissioned the piece. This issue is part of a broad series of foreign-licensed numismatic products distributed through European wholesalers, a common arrangement for small-nation novelty releases of this period with no domestic circulation intent whatsoever.

Gustave Caillebotte painted Les Périssoires in 1877, depicting canoeists on the Yerres River near his family's estate. The work prefigures Impressionism's interest in leisure and water without fully committing to the movement's dissolving forms.