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100 Francs Bird
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Composition | Gold (.999) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO JUSTICE PAIX TRAVAIL 2025 100 FRANCS 1/2 G. 999 OR PUR (Translation: Democratic Republic of the Congo Justice Peace Work 1/2 g 999 fine gold) |
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| Mintage | 2025 - Prooflike - 1,000 |
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The Banque Centrale du Congo has issued a recurring series of fractional gold pieces marketed primarily to the bullion collectibles trade rather than domestic circulation — Congo's monetary economy runs on the Congolese franc in paper form, and these small-denomination gold coins function exclusively as internationally sold collector product. The 100 Francs denomination is nominal.
At 0.5 g of .999 gold, this sits among the smallest sovereign gold issues currently produced anywhere, a format pioneered largely by the Cook Islands and Niue programs and adopted by several African central banks as licensing revenue.