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5 Francs Concorde
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Currency | Franc (1998-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a colorized depiction of the Concorde supersonic aircraft in left-facing flight, rendered in high relief against the polished field. Two colorized national flags are displayed prominently: the French Tricolore (blue, white, red) in the upper right and the British Union Jack in the lower left, referencing the Franco-British origins of the aircraft. The curved legend LE MYTHE DU CONCORDE arcs along the upper periphery, and the denomination 5 FRANCS appears in raised lettering across the lower field. The composition commemorates the retirement of the Concorde from commercial service in 2003. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has issued a substantial number of novelty collector pieces under its central bank's authority since the late 1990s, most produced by European private mints with no intention of circulation. This "Concorde" issue appeared in 2003, the same year the aircraft made its final commercial flights — Air France and British Airways both retired the type in October of that year after the 2000 Gonesse crash and post-9/11 passenger losses made continued operation economically indefensible.
KM# 76 is a straightforward commemorative struck for the collector market, almost certainly by or through Numiscollect or a comparable intermediary.