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100 Francs CFA 1992 Summer Olympic Games
| Issuer | Republic of the Congo |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Value | 100 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse description | Central shield-shaped coat of arms of the People's Republic of Congo, featuring a lion's head within a circular wreath at centre, with horizontal wavy lines in the upper portion of the shield representing water or sky. A scroll below the shield bears the motto SANG DES HÉROS SEMENCE DE LA RÉVOLUTION. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE POPULAIRE DU CONGO runs along the upper periphery, with the denomination 100 FRANCS inscribed across the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE POPULAIRE DU CONGO 100 FRANCS (Translation: People`s Republic of Congo) |
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The Republic of the Congo issued this piece as part of a broader wave of Central African commemorative coinage that flooded the collector market in the late 1980s and early 1990s. These issues were produced almost entirely for export sale rather than domestic circulation — the CFA franc zone's monetary authority, the BEAC, handled everyday coinage, leaving member states with little practical need for independent issues. The games themselves were held in Barcelona.