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10 Francs Famous Paintings - 'Rue Montorgueil, Festival'
| Issuer | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-date) |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is depicted at center, featuring a leopard's head facing forward, flanked by a crossed ivory tusk and a spear, all enclosed within an arch-shaped decorative frame. Two scrolled banners flank the central device bearing the legends JUSTICE to the left and TRAVAIL to the right, with a third banner below reading PAIX. The country name DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO is inscribed in three lines across the upper field, while the date 2009 appears at lower left and the denomination 10 FRANC at lower right, all rendered in bold Latin lettering against a dark matte field. |
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| Reverse description | A full-color reproduction of Claude Monet's 1878 Impressionist masterpiece 'Rue Montorgueil, Paris — Festival of June 30, 1878' occupies the central field, depicting a bustling Parisian street scene alive with tricolor flags and celebratory crowds rendered in vibrant polychrome enamel application. The painting is set within an ornate decorative border frame with stylized corner embellishments, giving the piece the appearance of a framed artwork. The composition faithfully captures Monet's characteristic loose, energetic brushwork and the festive atmosphere of the national celebration along the Rue Montorgueil in Paris. |
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Monet painted La Rue Montorgueil à Paris, Fête du 30 Juin 1878 during the national festival celebrating the Paris World's Fair, working from a second-floor window — possibly a borrowed apartment — to capture the street's dense flag-draped crowd from above. The painting remained largely unknown until it surfaced at a Paris auction in 1960, purchased by the Musée d'Orsay's predecessor institution for a fraction of what it would command today.
Congo's "Famous Paintings" series was a commercial numismatic product aimed squarely at the collector market, with no domestic circulation intended.