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1000 Francs CFA Charles Darwin
| Issuer | Republic of the Congo |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Obverse description | A seated allegorical female figure, draped and wearing a turban-style headdress, occupies the center of the field, holding upright a stone tablet inscribed with the national motto UNITE / TRAVAIL / PROGRES. The curved legend REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1000 FRANCS is inscribed in large letters along the lower rim. The mirrored proof fields provide strong contrast against the frosted devices. |
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| Reverse description | A right-facing bust portrait of the naturalist Charles Darwin dominates the right half of the field, rendered in fine detail with his characteristic aged features, high collar, and cravat. To the left, a vignette illustrates an evolutionary progression scene depicting primate and human figures in a linear arrangement, referencing Darwin's theory of natural selection. The legend CHARLES DARWIN curves along the upper periphery, the year 1999 appears to the right in the field, and Darwin's birth and death years 1809-1882 are inscribed in two lines at the lower left. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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