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100 Francs Abu Simbel
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo occupies the central field, depicting a leopard's head facing forward flanked by an elephant tusk on the left and a crossed spear and arrow on the right, all set within a decorative device. The word PAIX appears on a scroll at the base of the emblem. The date is split to either side of the emblem as 20 and 19. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO runs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 100 FRANCS is inscribed along the lower border. The fineness and weight notations 0.5 F .999 GOLD appear above the emblem in the upper field. |
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| Obverse lettering | • REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO • 100 FRANCS 0,5 g .999 GOLD 20 19 |
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The Abu Simbel temples were physically relocated between 1964 and 1968 in one of the most complex archaeological rescue operations ever undertaken, after the construction of the Aswan High Dam threatened to submerge them beneath Lake Nasser. UNESCO coordinated the effort, which cost approximately $40 million and involved cutting the temples into over 1,000 blocks. The Democratic Republic of Congo had no role in that operation — this is a bullion-adjacent collector issue exploiting a globally recognized monument for numismatic revenue, a practice the DRC's mint authority has pursued aggressively across dozens of world heritage themes.