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10 Francs Giraffe
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Value | 10 Francs |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has issued a long-running series of small-format gold pieces targeting the bullion gift market, and this giraffe entry is among the lightest in that lineup. At half a gram, the economics are straightforward: low barrier to entry for first-time gold buyers in a format small enough to be mounted or gifted.
KM#263 is one of several animal-themed fractional gold issues attributed to the Banque Centrale du Congo but produced entirely for export — these coins see no domestic circulation whatsoever.