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10 Francs World Trade Center Twin Towers
| Issuer | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-date) |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed architectural rendering of the World Trade Center Twin Towers dominates the central field, depicted as they stood prior to the September 11, 2001 attacks, rising prominently above a stylized New York City skyline with surrounding buildings. A border of evenly spaced five-pointed stars encircles the inner field. The word 'Remember' is inscribed along the left arc of the legend, and the commemorative date '9-11-2001' runs along the right arc, together forming the complete memorial inscription. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has issued commemorative silver rounds under its own authority since the late 1990s, largely as a revenue mechanism targeting the collector market rather than domestic circulation. Most were struck by European contract mints and never appeared in Congolese commerce at all. This piece, issued five years after the September 11 attacks, belongs to a wave of international commemoratives produced across multiple issuing authorities in the mid-2000s that monetized the event for collector sales — a practice that generated criticism in numismatic circles at the time.