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25 Francs Shtandart
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a finely laser-engraved broadside view of the three-masted frigate Shtandart under full sail, depicted underway on a stylized sea. The ship displays a flag at the bow and stern, with detailed rigging and gunport rows along the hull. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO runs along the right and lower periphery. Below the vessel, the inscriptions LE SHTANDART and DE TSAR PIERRE LE GRAND appear in two lines, with the denomination 25 FRANCS to the left, the date 2006 to the right, a seated okapi device at center bottom, and a serial number below. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the same laser-engraved design as seen through the transparent blue plastic medium, rendering the central motif of the three-masted frigate Shtandart in mirror image. The peripheral legend REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO and all inscriptions appear in reverse orientation, a characteristic optical effect of the translucent plastic planchet. The seated okapi device and the individual serial number are visible in the lower central field. |
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The Shtandart is a replica of the 1703 frigate built for Peter the Great and reconstructed in Saint Petersburg between 1994 and 2000 by volunteers under naval architect Viktor Dmitriev. This piece is part of a broader Congolese novelty issue program from the mid-2000s in which the DRC licensed its minting authority to produce large-format plastic "coins" with embedded ship models — objects that exist entirely outside any circulation framework and were marketed directly to collectors through European distributors.
KM#219 is essentially a souvenir disc. The issuing authority is nominal; no Congolese monetary policy decision drove its production.