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100 Francs CFA Congolese Peafowl
| Issuer | Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale (BEAC) |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Weight | 30 g |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE POPULAIRE DU CONGO SANG DES HEROS SEMENCE DE LA REVOLUTION 100 FRANCS |
| Reverse description | A naturalistic, finely detailed depiction of a Congo Peafowl (Afropavo congensis) standing in profile facing left occupies the central field, surrounded by lush tropical foliage including broad leaves and grasses rendered in high relief. The date 1992 appears in the right field amid the vegetation. The species name PAON DU CONGO curves along the upper left legend, while the conservation legend PROTECTION DE LA NATURE arcs along the lower periphery in bold lettering. |
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The Congolese peafowl (*Afropavo congensis*) was unknown to Western science until 1936, when James Chapin of the American Museum of Natural History identified a museum specimen that had sat misidentified in a Belgian collection for decades. Endemic to the dense rainforests of the Congo Basin, it remains one of the most range-restricted of all peafowl species. BEAC's wildlife series from this period served the collector market almost exclusively — the Republic of Congo's circulating coinage needs were met by far cheaper aluminium-bronze issues, making copper 30g pieces an export product from inception.