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  • 5 Francs 2006, Congo, Democratic Republic, 2006 Football (Soccer) World Cup in Germany
  • 5 Francs 2006, Congo, Democratic Republic, 2006 Football (Soccer) World Cup in Germany
Description

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six populated continents participated in the qualification process which began in September 2003. Thirty-one teams qualified from this process along with hosts Germany for the finals tournament. It was the second time that Germany staged the competition and the first as a unified country along with the former East Germany with Leipzig as a host city (the other was in 1974 in West Germany), and the 10th time that the tournament was held in Europe.

Italy won the tournament, claiming their fourth World Cup title, defeating France 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out in the final after extra time had finished in a 1–1 draw. Germany defeated Portugal 3–1 to finish in third place. Angola, Ghana, the Ivory Coast, Trinidad and Tobago and Togo made their first appearances in the finals.

Obverse

Depicts an official emblem of the Laurent Kabila regime: a mature male lion standing to the left amid grass, symbolizing strength and authority. Above the lion is the country’s name in French, and the date is placed below.

Kabila’s regime, which began in 1997 after he overthrew Mobutu Sese Seko, was characterized by efforts to rebuild the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) after decades of dictatorship. His government sought to restore national sovereignty, but faced internal conflict and external pressures, particularly during the Second Congo War.

REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO
2006

Reverse

Depicts hands raising the FIFA World Cup Trophy in the center with a half ball in the right within a circle, the inscription of the event above and the denomination below.

The World Cup is a gold trophy presented to the champions of the FIFA World Cup football tournament. Since the tournament's inception in 1930, two different trophies have been awarded: the Jules Rimet Trophy, used from 1930 to 1970, and the FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been in use since 1974.

FOOTBALL 2006
5 FRANCS

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Cupronickel
Weight 14.8 g
Diameter 33 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Medal

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