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1000 Francs CFA 2000 Summer Olympic Games
| Issuer | Republic of the Congo |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | A seated female allegorical figure, dressed in traditional robes and headwrap, is depicted in three-quarter view facing right, holding and gesturing toward a large stone tablet inscribed with the national motto UNITE / TRAVAIL / PROGRES. The figure occupies the central field, rendered in a stylized engraved manner. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1000 FRANCS is inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Two colored enamel figures of Olympic boxers in full protective headgear and gloves are depicted in dynamic mid-bout action at the center of the field, one delivering a punch to the opponent; the athletes are rendered in polychrome applied enamel in tones of red, blue, brown, and grey. The legend XXVII OLYMPIADE • SYDNEY 2000 arcs along the upper periphery in incuse lettering. The issue year 1998 appears in the lower central field beneath the boxers. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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