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10 Francs H.M.B. Endeavour
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | A fully detailed lion stands in profile to the right upon a grassy ground, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The national legend REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO arcs along the upper periphery in Latin characters, while the date 2001 appears in the lower field beneath the animal. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The H.M.B. Endeavour commemorated here is James Cook's converted Whitby collier, chosen for Pacific exploration precisely because its flat bottom allowed it to be beached for hull repairs — a practical necessity that saved the crew after the 1770 Great Barrier Reef grounding. The Democratic Republic of Congo has no maritime history connecting it to Cook's voyages; this is a bullion-adjacent commemorative issued squarely for the collector export market, a revenue stream the Banque Centrale relied on heavily during the economic collapse following Laurent-Désiré Kabila's assassination in January 2001.