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10 Francs Giraffe
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Franc (1998-date) |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed portrait of a giraffe's head and neck is depicted in right profile, rendered in high relief against a plain field. The legend THE GIRAFFE curves along the upper rim above the portrait. In the lower left, a small globe motif with Africa visible is positioned adjacent to the inscription WORLD'S WILDLIFE, which curves along the lower rim within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE GIRAFFE WORLD'S WILDLIFE |
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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.