100 Francs CFA Polacanthus

Issuer	Republic of the Congo
Year	1994
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Currency	CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date)
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Obverse description	A seated allegorical female figure, facing right, is depicted in the center of the field, holding an inscribed tablet bearing the national motto UNITE TRAVAIL PROGRES in three lines. The figure wears classical drapery and an upswept hairstyle. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 100 FRANCS appears in large characters along the lower field.
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Reverse description	A detailed relief depiction of a Polacanthus, an ankylosaur-type armored dinosaur, is shown in left-facing profile, standing on a rocky ground line that occupies the lower portion of the field. The animal's characteristic dorsal spines and lateral armor are rendered with naturalistic detail. The curved legend ANIMAUX PRÉHISTORIQUES arcs along the upper periphery, while the species name Polacanthus appears in a prominent serif legend beneath the figure, and the date 1994 is inscribed in the lower exergue.
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