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10 Francs Gemini XII
| Issuer | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-date) |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | A full-length figure of a lion passant guardant, rendered in high relief, stands upon a grassy ground line occupying the central field. The mane is elaborately detailed, and the animal faces left with its tail raised. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO arcs along the upper periphery in Latin characters, while the date 2002 is positioned in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | Conjoined draped busts of astronauts James Lovell (left) and Buzz Aldrin (right) are depicted in the central field, their portraits rendered in fine relief with space suit collars visible. A spacehelmet appears between them in the middle ground. Above the busts, a detailed representation of the Gemini XII spacecraft is shown in orbit against the field, accompanied by a five-pointed star to the right. The legend GEMINI XII - LOVELL to the left and ALDRIN to the right arc along the upper periphery, while the denomination 10 FRANCS appears in the lower exergue. An inner beaded border frames the entire design. |
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Gemini XII launched in November 1966 as the final mission of NASA's Gemini program, with Buzz Aldrin logging over five hours of EVA time — a record that stood until the early Skylab missions and directly resolved the spacewalk fatigue problems that had plagued earlier flights. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has issued commemorative silver pieces tied to space exploration themes since the early 2000s, largely through licensed distribution agreements with European coin marketing firms rather than through any domestic numismatic tradition.