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100 Francs CFA Ernesto Che Guevara, Bimetallic and Steel Outline
| Issuer | Republic of the Congo |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO UNITE TRAVAIL PROGRES 100 FRANCS CFA · 2023 · 1 OZ Fine Silver 999.9 (Translation: Republic of the Congo Unity Work Progress) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Republic of the Congo has no meaningful historical or biographical connection to Che Guevara — which makes this issue exactly what it is: a modern numismatic product licensed to a collector market, using a sovereign issuing authority primarily for legal tender status. The CFA franc zone does not circulate commemorative silver strikes of this weight; none of this was minted for Congolese commerce.
Guevara did pass through Africa — his disastrous 1965 Congo intervention, backing Laurent-Désiré Kabila's rebels, ended in quiet withdrawal after seven months. That Congo, however, was the Democratic Republic, not the Republic of the Congo issuing this coin.