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100 Francs Fire salamander
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Shape | Other (Fire salamander) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a highly detailed and vibrantly coloured effigy of a fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) in a naturalistic crawling posture, its body rendered with striking polychrome enamel colouring depicting the species' characteristic glossy black integument overlaid with bold irregular patches of vivid yellow. The four splayed limbs, each terminating in pronounced digits, are faithfully articulated, and the raised head lends a sense of lifelike dynamism to the composition. The coin's contoured flan precisely replicates the silhouette of the animal, including the long tapering tail curving upward to the right. The colouring technique is applied with fine precision, accurately reproducing the bold markings that distinguish this amphibian species. The plain gold ground of the shaped flan is visible at the edges, accentuating the naturalistic colour work. |
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| Mintage | 2025 - Prooflike - 1,000 |
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