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10 Francs Famous Paintings - 'The Seine and Notre-Dame in Paris'
| Issuer | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-date) |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is depicted centrally within a fork-shaped architectural frame set against a dark matte field. The arms feature a leopard's head facing forward, flanked by a crossed elephant tusk and a spear, with a scroll below bearing the motto PAIX. Two flanking ribbons carry the inscriptions JUSTICE to the left and TRAVAIL to the right. The country name DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO appears in the upper field in three lines, while the date 2009 is inscribed at the lower left and the denomination 10 FRANC at the lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a full-color reproduction of Johan Barthold Jongkind's painting 'The Seine and Notre-Dame in Paris', depicting the Seine river in the foreground with the iconic cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris rising prominently in the background amid a luminous sky. The composition is rendered in the artist's characteristic Dutch Impressionist style, with expressive brushwork and atmospheric light effects. The colored image is set within an ornately decorated rectangular frame featuring decorative border elements characteristic of the series. |
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been one of the most prolific issuers of novelty collector coinage since the late 1990s, producing themed series for virtually every foreign market imaginable. These pieces are struck not for domestic circulation — the Congolese franc is the country's actual currency — but purely as licensed collectibles sold through European and American distributors. The painting referenced here, by Johan Barthold Jongkind, dates to 1864 and is held at the Musée d'Orsay.
Silver-plated copper rather than sterling indicates a lower production tier even within this series.