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Congolese franc: research record

Evidence coverage: 1998–1998. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.

This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.

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Currency continuity

Congolese franc

CDF · Research draft
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Current currency in the inherited endpoint register.
Dated observations: 1998; this does not establish the entire lifetime.

Parents / predecessors

Zaire — 1967 and 1993 unit scalescurrency replacement · 1998-06-30
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Children / successors

No distinct successor currency is established in the loaded view.

Unit and issue records 2 records

Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.

Congolese Franc — endpoint research dossierFTM000717 · C543
Congolese franc, 1998FTM000845 · C797
Monetary history 2 events

Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.

30 June 1998Currency reform

The Congolese franc was instituted by Decree-Law 080 of 17 June 1998 and put into circulation on 30 June 1998, at 100,000 nouveaux zaïres or 14,000,000 old zaïres per franc.

C543
1998-06-30Currency replacement

The Congolese franc returns.

C797
Evidence & research notes 2 claims

Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.

Supported C543

The Congolese franc was instituted by Decree-Law 080 of 17 June 1998 and put into circulation on 30 June 1998, at 100,000 nouveaux zaïres or 14,000,000 old zaïres per franc.

Central Bank of the Congo · Annual Report 1998 Citation S277 · Open source ↗

Indexed printed p.176, III. Lancement du franc congolais, legal framework

Source access and limitations

Recover the full report and decree; preserve separate old-zaïre and nouveau-zaïre streams rather than silently composing them.

Relevant indexed source passage inspected; full-body retrieval failed or yielded a script/block page.

Supported C797

The Congolese franc returns.

Banque centrale du Congo · Banque centrale du Congo — Histoire des signes monétaires Citation S390 · Open source ↗

S43, PDF p.57

Source access and limitations

Handoff acceptance is not a claim that every source was independently reread.

Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 Citation S98 · Open source ↗

S43, PDF p.57

Source access and limitations

Historical reference, not a 2026 legal-status audit.

Only selected country milestones used.

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