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100 Francs CFA Simon Zelotes
| Issuer | Republic of the Congo |
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| Year | 2017-2019 |
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| Value | 100 Francs CFA |
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| Reverse description | A circular medallion set within the left portion of the rectangular field depicts a bearded bust of Simon the Apostle (Simon Zelotes) in three-quarter profile facing right, draped in a robe and holding a staff or saw — his traditional apostolic attribute — with one hand raised in a gesture of blessing or speech. The portrait is rendered in a stylised artistic manner with fine detail in the beard and flowing hair. To the right of the medallion, the name 'SIMON ZELOTES' is inscribed in two lines of raised Latin capitals, with the issue year and the fineness specification '1/50 OZ - .9999 FINE GOLD' below. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Republic of the Congo has issued a long-running series of small-format gold devotional coins featuring apostolic subjects, produced for the collector market rather than any domestic monetary purpose. Simon Zelotes — identified in Luke 6:15 as "the Zealot," a designation likely marking pre-apostolic political affiliation with a Jewish nationalist movement — appears infrequently in Western devotional art compared to more prominent apostles, making his inclusion here an unusual choice within the series.