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240 Francs Year of the Monkey - Lucky
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 240 Francs |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | YEAR OF THE MONKEY 猿 2016 2004 1992 1980 1968 1956 LUCKY Ag .999 1oz |
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has been a prolific issuer of themed collector coins since the early 2000s, contracting European minting houses — primarily in Belgium and Austria — to produce silver rounds sold almost exclusively to overseas numismatic markets. The 2016 lunar issue falls squarely into that commercial program, timed to the Chinese Year of the Monkey and aimed at Asian collector demand.
Congo's domestic currency is the Congolese franc; the 240-franc denomination on this piece has no practical relationship to everyday commerce in Kinshasa.