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1000 Francs CFA 2000 Summer Olympic Games
| Issuer | Republic of the Congo |
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| Year | 1997-1998 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A colorful enamel scene depicting two boxers in full protective headgear and gloves engaged in combat, rendered in vivid polychrome colors — one fighter in red and the other in blue — occupying the central field. The legend XXVII OLYMPIADE . SYDNEY 2000 arcs along the upper periphery, referencing the 27th Olympiad held in Sydney, Australia. The date 1998 appears in the lower exergue below the boxers. The vibrant color application contrasts sharply with the polished silver border, giving the reverse a striking commemorative character. |
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The Republic of the Congo — not to be confused with the neighboring Democratic Republic — was in the middle of a brutal civil war when this piece was struck. The 1997 conflict between President Lissouba and former president Sassou Nguesso left Brazzaville largely destroyed. Coins like this were produced entirely for the collector export market; no meaningful domestic circulation was ever intended or possible.
The Sydney Games tie-in was a reliable commercial formula for small African issuers in the late 1990s, with dozens of nations licensing Olympic themes through European minting houses to generate hard currency revenue.