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5 Francs The Netherlands - Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse lettering | MAISONS ROYALES D`EUROPE DES SIECLES DERNIERS PRINCE HERITIER ET PRINCESSE DES PAYS-BAS WILLEM-ALEXANDER ET MAXIMA |
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Congo's late-1990s commemorative program was essentially a licensing operation — the Banque Centrale issued coins celebrating foreign royals, athletes, and celebrities with no meaningful connection to Congolese history or monetary policy. This piece, marking the 2002 engagement of Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Máxima Zorreguieta, was struck three years before that event, suggesting the date reflects issue authorization rather than the occasion itself.
Máxima's Argentine origins made the union politically sensitive in the Netherlands; her father Jorge Zorreguieta had served as an agriculture minister under the Videla dictatorship.