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10 Francs Pope Stephen IX.
| Issuer | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-date) |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Bare-headed bust of Pope Stephen IX in left profile, depicted wearing pontifical vestments with a heraldic shield at the lower left bearing a cross and a papal emblem, with engraver's initials 'LR' below the shield. A decorative dotted arc frames the portrait. The Latin motto 'DOMNUS * REDDET * TIBI' is inscribed in large letters around the upper and left periphery, with 'STEPHAN IX.' positioned to the right of the bust. The date '2005' appears in the lower exergue. |
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Stephen IX's pontificate lasted barely eight months, from August 1057 to March 1058, yet he managed to appoint Frederick of Lorraine as his successor before dying of fever in Florence — a move that briefly upended the traditional role of the Roman aristocracy in papal elections. He was also the brother of Godfrey III, Duke of Lorraine, which made his tenure as much a political instrument of Lotharingian ambition as a spiritual one.
The DRC has issued dozens of these silver 10-franc pieces under license, featuring historical and religious figures with no connection to Central Africa.