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100 Francs The Whale
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Currency | Franc (1998-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO 100 FRANCS 2020 1 oz Au 999.9 JUSTICE PAIX TRAVAIL |
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| Mintage | 2020 - - 1,000 2020 - Proof - 300 |
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has become one of the more prolific issuers of novelty bullion coinage since the early 2000s, licensing its sovereign minting authority to European dealers — primarily Belgian and Swiss intermediaries — who design, produce, and distribute these pieces with little involvement from Kinshasa beyond the official imprimatur. This piece was almost certainly struck at a private European mint under such an arrangement.
KM#334 is bullion in legal-tender dress. The one-troy-ounce fine gold weight makes the collector premium, not the face value, the only relevant number.