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1000 Francs CFA FIFA World Cup 1998
| Issuer | Republic of the Congo |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse description | A seated female allegorical figure, draped and facing three-quarters right, holds an upright stone tablet inscribed with the national motto UNITE / TRAVAIL / PROGRES in three lines within the field. The legend REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO curves along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1000 FRANCS is inscribed along the lower periphery. The composition is rendered in a classical allegorical style with a plain field background. |
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| Reverse description | Two colorfully enameled football players in dynamic mid-contest action occupy the central field, one dressed in blue and white, the other in dark red and yellow, with a football at their feet. The Eiffel Tower, symbolizing the host city of Paris for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, is depicted in outline to the right of the players. The curved legend XVI COUPE MONDIALE arcs along the upper periphery, and the date 1997 appears in the exergue at the bottom. The polychrome enamel applied to the figures provides vivid contrast against the matte silver field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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