fme_1012401 - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - BELGIAN CONGO Insigne bilingue de chefferie indigène
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Type : Insigne bilingue de chefferie indigène
Date: (1910-1934)
Date: n.d.
Metal : nickelled copper
Diameter : 60,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 59,81 g.
Edge : Lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Taches d’oxydation et concrétions. Aspect brillant
Obverse
Obverse legend : TRAVAIL ET PROGRÈS - BRANCHES DE CHÊNE ET LAURIER.
Obverse description : Étoile au centre.
Reverse
Reverse legend : CONGO BELGE - ** BELGISCH-CONGO ** // SOUS-CHEFFERIE / INDIGENE / - / INLANDSCHE / ONDER-HOOFDIJ.
Reverse description : Inscription en 4 lignes dans le champ.
Historical background
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - BELGIAN CONGO
(1879-1960)
After crossing Africa from east to west, Stanley accepted the offers of King Leopold II of Belgium and began an expedition to colonize the Congo in 1879-1882, concurrently with France. In 1885, Leopold II was recognized as personal sovereign of the Congo Free State. The pacification of the territory, the fight against slavery and economic development quickly exceeded the personal resources of the king and the Congo was annexed in 1908 by Belgium. During the following half-century, Belgium continued the economic development of the Congo with rubber, mining products such as copper or even diamonds. Independence was proclaimed in 1960 by King Baudoin I in Léopoldville, the Belgian Congo then became the Democratic Republic of Zaire.
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