The Democratic Republic of the Congo issued this piece during a particularly chaotic stretch of the Second Congo War, which had begun in August 1998 and would ultimately draw in nine African nations. Collector coinage was one of the few revenue streams the Kinshasa government could tap without controlling territory.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo issued this piece during a particularly chaotic stretch of the Second Congo War, which had begun in August 1998 and would ultimately draw in nine African nations. Collector coinage was one of the few revenue streams the Kinshasa government could tap without controlling territory.