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10 Francs Tennis
| Issuer | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-date) |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | A full-bodied lion passant is depicted in high relief at center, standing to the right upon a grassy ground line, its maned head turned to face the viewer directly. The figure is rendered with fine sculptural detail, capturing the musculature and flowing mane of the animal. The curved legend REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO arcs along the upper periphery, while the date 2000 appears in the lower field beneath the lion. The design is set against a polished mirror field characteristic of proof coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | DISCIPLINES OLYMPIQUES * TENNIS 10 FRANCS |
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has issued commemorative silver in relentless volume since the late 1990s, much of it produced by European minting houses with no meaningful connection to the issuing nation. This tennis piece is part of that broader program — coins struck primarily for the collector export market during a period when the country was mid-civil war, with Laurent-Désiré Kabila having seized power in 1997 and his son Joseph assuming it after assassination in 2001.
KM#46 was almost certainly produced under contract, likely in Europe.