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100 Francs 5th Anniversary of Independence, Pattern
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Congo |
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| Year | 1965 |
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| Currency | Franc (1960-1967) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A large African elephant with raised trunk is depicted in high relief at the centre of the field, standing in profile to the left atop a rocky ground line, conveying power and national pride. Below the elephant, in the exergue area, the refinery inscription ARGOR - 900/1000 appears in small lettering. The denomination 100 FRS. is prominently struck along the lower arc, with the date 1965 flanked by small stars beneath it. The upper legend V ANNIVERSAIRE DE L'INDEPENDANCE curves around the entire upper periphery, separated from the design by a beaded border. |
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo gained independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960, making this pattern a product of the Mobutu-transitional period — the country had barely survived a catastrophic secession crisis in Katanga province, UN military intervention, and the assassination of Patrice Lumumba before reaching its fifth year as a nation. The Banque Nationale du Congo was itself only established in 1964, replacing the Conseil Monétaire; this pattern may represent one of the first serious gold coin proposals from that still-nascent institution.
As a pattern, KM#Pn3 was never approved for circulation. Surviving examples are exceptionally few.