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10 Francs Zulu Warrior
| Issuer | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-date) |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Currency | Franc (1998-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the national arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, depicting a leopard head facing front within a decorative shield, flanked by two crossed implements. The legends JUSTICE, PAIX, and TRAVAIL appear on and around the shield. The date 2010 is displayed in two parts on either side of the central device, with the denomination 10 FRANCS inscribed along the lower rim. The country name REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO arcs along the upper periphery in Latin characters. |
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| Reverse lettering | WARRIORS OF THE WORLD ZULU |
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has issued a prolific stream of silver-plated commemoratives since the late 1990s, largely marketed to thematic collectors in Europe rather than circulated domestically. This Zulu Warrior piece belongs to that output — a coin with no monetary function in Kinshasa and no historical connection between the DRC and Zulu culture. The Zulu kingdom was centered in what is now KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, roughly 2,500 kilometers from Congolese territory.
KM#212 is a collector artifact, pure and simple.