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5 Francs The Netherlands - Prince Claus
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | At center, a finely detailed effigy of a roaring lion's head facing left, set within a raised inner circle. The intermediate ring bears the circular legend REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO. The outer border carries the issuer's name BANQUE CENTRALE in the upper arc and the denomination 5 FRANCS in the lower arc, flanked by six decorative five-pointed stars. The date is split 19 - 99 at the sides of the outer border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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This is a Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) commemorative issue, part of a wave of foreign-subject pieces the Banque Centrale authorized through the late 1990s — a period when the country, freshly renamed from Zaire under Laurent-Désiré Kabila, was generating hard currency through novelty coin programs rather than stable monetary policy. Prince Claus of the Netherlands, a German-born former diplomat who married Queen Beatrix in 1966, had no direct connection to the Congo. His appearance here reflects the era's collector-market licensing arrangements, not any bilateral relationship.