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10 Francs World Cup
| Issuer | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-date) |
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| Year | 2004-2006 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic scene depicting two football players competing for the ball is shown in the central field, set against a stylized skyline incorporating architectural elements of Nuremberg and Munich, Germany. The upper legend 'COUPE DU MONDE DE LA FIFA' arcs along the top periphery, while 'ALLEMAGNE 2006' is inscribed in the lower portion of the field, commemorating the 2006 FIFA World Cup hosted in Germany. |
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| Edge | Reeded © Desdinova (CC BY-NC) |
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has issued commemorative silver in large quantities since the late 1990s, primarily through licensing arrangements with European minting houses targeting the collector market rather than domestic circulation. These pieces never entered the Congolese economy in any meaningful sense — the country's actual monetary system ran on the Congolese franc, reintroduced in 1998 after the zaïre collapsed under Mobutu.
The FIFA World Cup licensing agreement permitted numerous small sovereign states and territories to produce official commemoratives for the 2006 Germany tournament cycle.