E-auction 466-377575 - fwo_725549 - CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 10 Francs Banque Nationale du Congo 1965 Bruxelles
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| Estimate : | 15 € |
| Price : | 12 € |
| Maximum bid : | 13 € |
| End of the sale : | 21 March 2022 16:58:30 |
| bidders : | 7 bidders |
Type : 10 Francs Banque Nationale du Congo
Date: 1965
Mint name / Town : Bruxelles
Quantity minted : 100000000
Metal : aluminium
Diameter : 29,8 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,21 g.
Edge : lisse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : BANQUE NATIONALE DU CONGO / LEOPOLDVILLE // 10 / F // · 1965 ·.
Obverse description : Dans le champ.
Reverse
Reverse legend : JUSTICE PAIX TRAVAIL.
Reverse description : Tête de lion de face.
Commentary
Il s’agit de la première monnaie du Congo indépendant. Cependant, la quasi totalité de ces monnaies ont été retirées et fondues..
Historical background
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
(1960-)
When the Belgian Congo gained independence in 1960, the country became the Republic of Congo. In 1964, it was renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo. Between 1971 and 1997, President Joseph-Désiré Mobutu advocated African authenticity and renamed the Congo the Republic of Zaire (Zaire for short). In 1997, when Mobutu fell, the country resumed the name of the Democratic Republic of Congo..
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