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1000 Nouveaux Zaïres World Cup, Pattern
| Issuer | Banque du Zaïre |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Engraver(s) | Pagliari |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a raised relief map of the African continent against a mirror-polished background. To the lower left, the national arms of Zaïre — depicting a leopard's head flanked by crossed spears and an olive branch, with the motto ribbon inscribed JUSTICE PAIX TRAVAIL — are rendered in fine detail. The curved legend REPUBLIQUE DU ZAÏRE arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin letters, while the date 1997 appears in the lower field. The engraver's name PAGLIARI is incused at the base of the design. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a dynamic commemorative composition celebrating the FIFA World Cup France 1998. At centre, a stylised large numeral '1' rendered as an abstract trophy or player figure dominates the field, flanked to the left by a raised relief association football and to the right by a depiction of the Eiffel Tower and a globe showing continental outlines. The curved legend WORLD CUP FOOTBALL arcs along the upper periphery, with FRANCE 1998 inscribed immediately below. The denomination 1000 NOUVEAUX ZAÏRES is rendered in two lines across the lower field. |
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| Mint | Cape Mint, Cape Town, South Africa |
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