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100 Francs Liopleurodon
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Composition | Gold (.9999) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a detailed naturalistic scene depicting a Liopleurodon, a large Jurassic marine plesiosaurian reptile, rendered in high relief swimming dynamically through an underwater environment with coral formations along the lower field and a smaller fish depicted at left. The legend PREHISTORIC LIFE arcs along the upper rim, while LIOPLEURODON and its geological timespan 166-163.5 MIO YEARS BC are inscribed to the upper left. The date 2022 appears prominently in the upper right field. Along the lower periphery, a geological timeline references the Triassic (250-200 MIO. YEARS BC), Jurassic (200-145 MIO. YEARS BC), and Cretaceous (145-66 MIO. YEARS BC) periods. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has built one of the more aggressive modern bullion and collector programs among African issuers, frequently licensing prehistoric and marine reptile subjects that sell almost entirely to European and Asian collector markets rather than circulating domestically. The Liopleurodon issue fits squarely in that commercial pipeline — a Jurassic pliosaur with no particular connection to Congolese territory or paleontological history.
At 0.5 grams of .9999 fine gold, the coin's appeal is purely as a low entry-point gold piece in a themed series.