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5 Francs The Netherlands - Princess Maxima and Princess Catharina-Amalia
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 5 Francs |
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| Obverse description | At center, a detailed effigy of a roaring lion's head facing left, rendered in high relief within a raised inner circle. Surrounding the inner circle, the legend REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO arcs around the circumference of the middle band. The outer ring bears the issuing authority BANQUE CENTRALE at top, the denomination 5 FRANCS at bottom, the date split 19 and 99 at left and right respectively, and four six-pointed stars evenly spaced around the border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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A Congolese franc-denominated piece bearing Dutch royalty has no organic connection to the Democratic Republic of Congo — this is a licensed fantasy issue, one of dozens produced in the late 1990s by private minting interests contracting with the Banque Centrale du Congo purely to sell to collectors. Maxima Zorreguieta and Catharina-Amalia had no commemorative significance to Congo in 1999; Maxima would not even marry into the Dutch royal family until 2002.