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1500 Francs CFA Napoleon Bonaparte
| Issuer | Republic of the Congo |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Value | 1500 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO 1500 FRANCS CFA (Translation: Republic of Congo) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Republic of the Congo has issued a recurring series of small-format gold pieces nominally denominated in CFA francs but produced entirely for the collector market — they have never circulated and were never intended to. This particular issue capitalizes on the sustained global appetite for Napoleon-themed numismatica, a market that has barely cooled since the bicentennial of his 1804 coronation reignited interest in the early 2000s.
At 0.5 grams, the gold content is negligible by bullion standards, making the piece essentially a souvenir with a legal-tender fiction attached.