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5 Francs The Netherlands - Queen Beatrix (pink hat)
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 5 Francs |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of a roaring lion, rendered in high relief, centered within a recessed inner circle. The legend REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO arcs around the inner circle. The outer border carries the issuing authority BANQUE CENTRALE at the top and the denomination 5 FRANCS at the bottom, separated on each side by star ornaments. The split date 19 99 appears in the left and right fields of the outer border respectively. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE 19 99 DU CONGO 5 FRANCS |
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This piece belongs to a curious cottage industry of the late 1990s and early 2000s in which the Democratic Republic of Congo's central bank licensed its minting authority to produce coins with essentially no connection to Congolese history, economy, or culture. The "pink hat" designation refers to a specific photographic portrait of the Dutch queen used on the coin — one of several foreign monarchs and celebrities struck for the international collector market rather than any circulation purpose. Congo never intended these for domestic use.