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20 Francs Wooly Mammoth, colorized
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Currency | Franc (1998-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is depicted at centre, featuring the head of a leopard within an oval shield, flanked by elephant tusks and a spear. The legend REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO arcs above, while the national motto JUSTICE PAIX TRAVAIL appears below the shield. Weight, fineness, and denomination inscriptions — 1 oz Ag 999.9 and 20 FRANCS — are positioned in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO JUSTICE PAIX TRAVAIL 1 oz Ag 999.9 20 FRANCS (Translation: Democratic Republic of the Congo Justice Peace Work) |
| Reverse description | A colourized depiction of a Woolly Mammoth dominates the central field, surrounded by prehistoric hunters in a naturalistic landscape featuring water, rolling hills, and grasses rendered in vivid applied colour. Inscriptions identifying the subject as WOOLY MAMMOTH appear prominently, accompanied by geological epoch labels — CRETACEOUS, TERTIARY, and QUATERNARY — with their respective date ranges arcing around the design. The year of issue 2021 is also present within the legend. The overall composition is framed within a circular border, with additional inscriptions reading PREHISTORIC LIFE positioned above. |
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