When the rebel Kabila took over Zaire in 1997, everything changed. The famous "three Z's" under Mobutu -- the country, the river, and the money -- hearkened back to an older name: Congo.The country is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the river is now the Congo River, and the money became the Congolese Franc. The lion, Kabila's totem animal, replaced Mobutu's leopard. A male on one side, and a lioness with cubs is seen beautifully engraved on a 20 Franc bill.
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