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5 Francs The Netherlands - King Willem III
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The central inner circle features a multicolor portrait of King Willem III of the Netherlands, depicted in three-quarter facing left bust, wearing a military uniform with epaulettes and decorations; a colorfully rendered royal coat of arms appears to his right. The legend LE ROI DES PAYS-BAS arcs above the portrait within the inner ring, and WILLEM III 1849 - 1890 appears below. The outer border carries the series inscription MAISONS ROYALES D'EUROPE DES SIECLES DERNIERS around the full circumference. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This piece belongs to a category of novelty issues produced by the Democratic Republic of Congo in the late 1990s — a period when the country's central bank licensed its minting authority to generate hard currency revenue through collector coins bearing foreign imagery. The Dutch five-franc type featuring Willem III had long ceased circulation by 1890, making its appearance on a Congolese issue over a century later purely commercial in nature.
KM#86 has no circulation history whatsoever.