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100 Francs CFA Congo Peafowl
| Issuer | Republic of the Congo |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the coat of arms of the People's Republic of Congo, depicting a shield bearing a torch above a crossed hoe and mattock in the upper portion, and a lion's head within a wreath in the lower portion, with a broken chain on either side of the shield. A ribbon below the shield bears the motto 'SANG DES HEROES SEMENCE DE LA REVOLUTION'. The circular legend 'REPUBLIQUE POPULAIRE DU CONGO' arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination '100 FRANCS' is prominently inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE POPULAIRE DU CONGO 100 FRANCS (Translation: People's Republic of Congo) |
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The Congo Peafowl (*Afropavo congensis*) wasn't confirmed to science until 1936, when James Chapin identified museum specimens that had been misidentified for decades as juvenile feathers of another species. Endemic to the dense rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo — not the issuing Republic of the Congo — its appearance on this coin reflects a broader regional wildlife series rather than a species with particular national significance to Brazzaville.