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| Issuer | Republic of the Congo |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 1500 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Republic of the Congo has issued a string of small-format gold coins tied to astronomical and pop-culture themes, primarily targeting the collector market rather than circulation. This Pluto piece arrived just four years after the International Astronomical Union's 2006 decision to reclassify Pluto as a dwarf planet — a controversy that generated genuine public backlash and likely made the subject commercially appealing to mint marketers.