240 Francs Year of the Dragon

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has no meaningful connection to the Chinese lunar calendar, making its long-running series of dragon-themed issues a straightforward licensing arrangement — the coins were designed and marketed almost entirely for the Asian collector market, with the DRC providing little more than its sovereign issuing authority in exchange for revenue. The 240-franc denomination itself is functionally fictitious, bearing no relation to any currency in actual circulation within the country.