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20 Francs Skunk
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | LES ANIMAUX D`EXCEPTION Moufette ou Sconse 2003 |
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The "Skunk" nickname in numismatic circles refers to the striped reverse design, but the real story here is institutional: the Banque Centrale du Congo issued a series of small-format gold pieces in the early 2000s during a period when the DRC was emerging from the devastating Second Congo War, a conflict that had fractured the country's monetary infrastructure entirely. These issues were not intended for domestic circulation — they were produced for the international bullion and collector market, effectively generating hard currency revenue while the national banking system was still being reconstituted.