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20 Francs Triceratops
| Issuer | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-date) |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo occupies the central field, depicting a leopard's head facing forward above two crossed tusks and a spear, all set upon a pedestal bearing the motto PAIX on a central ribbon, flanked by the words JUSTICE and TRAVAIL on the curved tusks. The country name REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO appears as a circular legend around the upper periphery, separated from the central device by a beaded inner border. The fineness designation 1 oz Ag 999.9 is inscribed in the lower field above the face value 20 FRANCS, which runs along the lower rim in large letters. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has issued commemorative coinage under its own authority since the country's renaming in 1997, and its numismatic program has leaned heavily on wildlife and prehistoric themes to generate foreign collector revenue — the government derives essentially no domestic circulation benefit from these pieces. The triceratops, a ceratopsid from the Late Cretaceous of North America, has no particular connection to the Congo, a detail the issuing authority treats as entirely irrelevant.