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1000 Francs CFA Fauna
| Issuer | Republic of the Congo |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a seated female figure in classical style, facing right, holding a tablet or scroll. The legend REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO arcs along the upper border, with the denomination 1000 FRANCS inscribed along the lower border. The date 19 97 appears divided on either side of the central motif. The overall composition is rendered in high relief on a rectangular flan with a plain border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Republic of the Congo — not to be confused with the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo — issued a series of silver fauna-themed pieces in the 1990s squarely aimed at the collector market rather than circulation. The country had no meaningful domestic numismatic infrastructure at the time; these were produced under contract by foreign mints and distributed through European and North American coin dealers.
KM#41 corresponds to a type struck to exact one-troy-ounce specifications, which tells you precisely who the buyer was.