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5 Francs Germany vice champion FIFA 2002
| Issuer | Democratic Republic of the Congo › Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-date) |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Reverse description | Eleven members of the German national football team are depicted standing in a group portrait, rendered in coloured relief, with the German national flag (black, red, and gold) featured prominently below the figures. The upper legend reads 'ALLEMAGNE ⁕ VICE CHAMPIONS DU MONDE DU FOOTBALL ⁕ 2002', commemorating Germany's runner-up finish at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The location 'YOKOHAMA' and the date of the final '30.06.2002' appear in the centre field, with the denomination '5 FRANCS' inscribed at the foot of the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | ALLEMAGNE ⁕ VICE CHAMPIONS DU MONDE DU FOOTBALL ⁕ 2002 YOKOHAMA 30.06.2002 5 FRANCS |
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo issued a wave of commemorative 5 Franc pieces around 2002 with almost no connection to domestic monetary circulation — the country had been running on Congolese francs since redenomination in 1998, and these pieces were produced almost entirely for the collector export market. Germany's runner-up finish at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, defeated 2–0 by Brazil in the Yokohama final, is an unusual subject for a Congolese issue, but the DRC was prolific in licensing topical sports commemoratives to foreign distributors during this period.