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100 Francs CFA Ernesto Che Guevara, Glass Mosaic and Steel
| Issuer | Republic of the Congo |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 100 Francs CFA |
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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 connection to Che Guevara beyond his brief, failed guerrilla campaign in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1965 — a mission he later described in his own diaries as a complete disaster. The coin is a modern bullion-adjacent novelty issue, produced under licensing arrangements that allow small African nations to monetize their minting authority for the collector market without the pieces ever circulating domestically.