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Central device depicts a seated allegorical female figure, draped and wearing a turban, facing slightly right, holding upright stone tablets inscribed with the national motto UNITE / TRAVAIL / PROGRES. The legend REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO curves along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1000 FRANCS is inscribed along the lower periphery. The field is mirror-polished in proof finish, providing strong contrast against the frosted relief of the central design. |
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The reverse features a full-length portrait of Captain James Cook standing to the left in 18th-century naval attire, holding a navigational sextant to his eye. Behind him, occupying the right and centre of the field, is a detailed rendering of the full-rigged bark HMS Endeavour under sail upon stylised waves. The legend JAMES COOK . ENDEAVOUR curves along the upper periphery, and the date 2003 appears in the exergue. The design is executed in high-relief frosted proof finish against a mirror field. |
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The République du Congo — not to be confused with the neighbouring Democratic Republic — has issued commemorative silver under the BEAC franc zone since the 1990s, largely targeting the collector export market rather than domestic circulation. These pieces were never intended to pass through Congolese hands at face value; 1000 francs CFA represented roughly €1.52 at the time of issue, a fraction of the coin's actual production cost.
Cook's 1774 passage through the Pacific on the Resolution is the likely commemorative hook here, though Congo's connection to that voyage is purely commercial.