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5 Francs Spain - Queen Letizia and Infanta Sofia
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 5 Francs |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a color-applied portrait of Queen Letizia of Spain alongside the Infanta Sofia, rendered in photographic likeness within the central field. The upper legend reads MAISONS ROYALES D'EUROPE DES SIECLES DERNIERS, while the lower legend identifies the subjects as LETIZIA ET L'INFANTE SOFIA and the lower border reads MAISON ROYALE D'ESPAGNE, all in Latin script against the coin's field. |
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| Reverse lettering | MAISONS ROYALES D`EUROPE DES SIECLES DERNIERS LETIZIA ET L`INFANTE SOFIA MAISON ROYALE D`ESPAGNE |
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This is one of several foreign-royalty themed issues produced for the Democratic Republic of Congo in the late 1990s — a period when the newly renamed state (formerly Zaire) was contracting with European minting houses for novelty coinage with little connection to Congolese history or monetary need. Queen Letizia was not yet queen in 1999; she was Letizia Ortiz, a television journalist, and would not marry Crown Prince Felipe until 2004. The coin's subject matter was therefore entirely speculative at the time of issue.