Issuing authority
Congo Free State
- Kind
- state
- Region
- Africa
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Published entries
5
Individual types and documented families
With photographs
100%
5 with a credited real-object photo
Dated span
1887 – 1896
5 entries with their own date
Verified or well documented
0
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Catalogue entries (5)
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Congo Free State, King Leopold II of Belgium as Sovereign, 2 centimes, 1887
1887
Copper coin with central hole. Obverse: surrounding the central hole, five double, mirror-imaged letters L arranged in a five-pointed star shape, surmounted by a crown [= King Leopold II]. Reverse: surrounding the central hole, a five-pointed star with radiating rays. In the legend, value designation: 2 Ces. and dat…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
10 centimes from Congo Free State of the Belgian King Leopold II as sovereign, 1888
1888
Copper coin with central perforation. Obverse: around the central perforation, five double letters L mirrored against each other arranged in a five-pointed star shape, topped by a crown [= King Leopold II]. Reverse: around the central perforation, a five-pointed star emitting rays. In the legend, value indication: "…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 centimes from Congo Free State of the Belgian King Leopold II as sovereign, 1888
1888
Copper coin with central perforation. Obverse: around the central perforation, five double letters L mirrored against each other arranged in a five-pointed star shape, topped by a crown [= King Leopold II]. Reverse: around the central perforation, a five-pointed star emitting rays. In the legend, value indication: "…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Congo Free State, King Leopold II of Belgium as sovereign, centime, 1888
1888
Copper coin with central perforation. Obverse: around the central perforation, five double letters L mirrored against each other arranged in a five-pointed star shape, topped by a crown [= King Leopold II]. Reverse: around the central perforation, a five-pointed star emitting rays. In the legend, value indication: "…
Partial type record
Heritage Auctions via Numista
banknotes
10 Francs, Belgian Congo, 1896 (Pick 1a)
1896
This 10 Francs note was issued in Belgian Congo, dated 1896. It belongs to the Franc (1887-1908) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Leopold II (1885-1908). It measures 145 × 70 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 1a. Obve…
Partial type record
Entries by catalogue category
- Modern World Coins4
- Banknotes1
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Materials recorded in the physical descriptions
- Copper4
- Paper1
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