100 Francs Falcon

The Democratic Republic of Congo has become one of the more prolific issuers of small-format fractional gold in the current bullion market, typically licensing designs through European minting intermediaries rather than striking domestically. At 0.5 grams of .999 gold, this piece sits at the lower boundary of what refiners consider economically viable for individual coin production — the fabrication cost per unit at this weight is often comparable to the metal value itself.