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1000 Francs CFA DC-2
| Issuer | Republic of the Congo |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a seated female allegorical figure, draped and wearing a traditional headdress, holding an upright tablet inscribed with the national motto UNITE TRAVAIL PROGRES (Unity, Work, Progress). The figure is rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO arcs across the upper periphery, while the denomination 1000 FRANCS appears in large characters along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO 1000 FRANCS (Translation: Republic of Congo) |
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The République du Congo — not to be confused with the neighboring Democratic Republic — has issued commemorative silver through the BCEAC framework since the early 2000s, largely as a revenue stream rather than for domestic circulation. These pieces were struck under contract and never intended to pass through Brazzaville's economy. The DC-2 designation references the Douglas DC-2, the twin-engine airliner that preceded the legendary DC-3 and flew commercially from 1934.
Only 112 DC-2 aircraft were ever built before Douglas retooled for the far more successful successor.