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10 Francs Gorilla
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Reference(s) | KM# 102 |
| Obverse description | The obverse features the national coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of Congo at centre, depicting a leopard's head facing forward flanked by a crossed elephant tusk and a spear, surmounted by a crescent, and resting on a rocky base bearing the motto PAIX on a scroll; additional scrolls to either side carry the inscriptions JUSTICE and TRAVAIL. The circular legend DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 10 FRANC appears in the lower field. The date 2009 is divided to either side of the coat of arms in the mid-field. |
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| Reverse lettering | ENDANGERED WILDLIFE |
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has issued a large volume of commemorative pieces through third-party licensing arrangements — coins designed and distributed primarily for the collector market rather than domestic circulation. This gorilla issue falls squarely into that category, produced under contract rather than as a monetary priority of the Banque Centrale itself.
Silver-plated copper rather than actual silver keeps production costs low, a tell common to this wave of licensed African commemoratives from the mid-2000s onward.