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5 Francs United Kingdom - Prince Edward, Sophie and James
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A multicolor portrait of Prince Edward, Sophie, and their son James is depicted within the raised central inner circle, rendered in full color against the coin's surface. The surrounding legend identifies the subjects and the series, with the date 17.12.2007 inscribed. The outer border carries additional inscriptions referencing the Royal Houses of Europe series and the British Royal House. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This piece belongs to a wave of novelty issues from the Democratic Republic of Congo in the late 1990s — a period when the country's mint licensing arrangements produced dozens of foreign-themed collector coins bearing the Banque Centrale du Congo name but intended entirely for the international numismatic market rather than domestic circulation. The coupling of Prince Edward's 1999 wedding to Sophie Rhys-Jones with a Congolese denomination was a commercial decision, not a diplomatic one.