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| Issuer | Republic of the Congo |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo occupies the central field, depicting a shield supported by two African elephants flanking either side, surmounted by a crown. The shield bears a lion passant and foliate devices in the traditional heraldic arrangement. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin characters, while the denomination 100 FRANCS CFA is inscribed in bold relief across the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | A full-length portrait of Little Muck, the titular character from Wilhelm Hauff's fairy tale, is depicted standing in the central field wearing traditional Oriental dress, including a large turban, a belted tunic, and oversized pointed slippers. The figure holds a walking staff in one hand and carries a satchel, rendered in fine relief with careful attention to costume detail. The curved legend THE STORY OF THE LITTLE MUCK arcs across the upper field in two segments. The lower field bears the inscriptions 1/3 GR AU .9999 to the left and the date 2016 to the right of the figure. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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