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| Uitgever | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-date) |
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| Jaar | 2002 |
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| Oriëntatie | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO 10 FRANCS |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | The central field features a detailed three-quarter front view of the 1911 Opel Torpedo, an early open-top touring automobile, depicted with spoke wheels, a folded hood, and the OPEL name visible on the radiator. The curved legend AUTOMOBILES HISTORIQUES arcs along the upper periphery of the coin. Below the vehicle, the inscription Opel Torpedo 1911 appears in two lines, with the mint year 2002 positioned in the lower exergual area. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has long issued themed collector coinage with no practical circulation intent — a revenue strategy common among politically unstable states whose numismatic output is effectively licensed to European distributors. The Opel Torpedo series falls squarely into this category, produced for the European collector market rather than Congolese commerce.
The Torpedo name referred to Opel's streamlined body style introduced in the early twentieth century, drawing on the aeronautical design language fashionable between the wars.