Congo Free State, King Leopold II of Belgium as Sovereign, 2 centimes, 1887
Also known as: Congo Vrijstaat, koning Leopold II van België als soeverein, 2 centimes,1887
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
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 date. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5124A; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.3 cm x weight 3.91 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 2,3 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 3,91 g · diameter 2.3 cm x weight 3.91 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2.3 cm x weight 3.91 g
Design
- 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 date. Milled edge.
Identification
- Original title
- Congo Vrijstaat, koning Leopold II van België als soeverein, 2 centimes,1887
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-5124A
- Museum classification
- twee centimes · coin
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