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50 Centimes (French legend)
- Catalog codes:
- ColnectIsBest
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Kings | Trees
- Issued on:
- 1921
- Last issue date:
- 1929
- Distribution:
- Standard Circulation
- Mints:
- Mint of Brussels, Hôtel des Monnaies, Belgium
- Composition:
- Copper-Nickel
- Edge:
- Reeded/grained
- Orientation:
- Coin alignment ↑O↓
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Denticulated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 6.5 grams
- Diameter:
- 24 mm
- Thickness:
- 2 mm
- Face value:
- 50 c - Congolese centime
- Known mintage:
- 67,904,000
- Composition Details:
- 75% copper, 25% nickel75% copper, 25% nickel
- Score:
- 44% Accuracy: Very High
- Description:
- Front: A Palm tree, divides face value, at left 50 and at right Cᴱˢ- (centimes) and date below,at left 19 and at right 21 until 29. Colony name ⤻ at bottom CONGO BELGE.
Back: Laureate bust of King Albert I facing left (King of Belgium 1909-1934, Proprietor), designer ⤻ at bottom JUL.LAGAE‡ (Jules Lagae). Ruler ↻ around, at left ALBERT ROI (Albert King) and ⤸ at right DES BELGES (of Belgium).
Formerly known as: y20 - Buy Now:
50 Centimes (Dutch legend)
- Catalog codes:
- Col:BE-CD-000009, WCC:km23
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Kings | Trees
- Issued on:
- from colnect.com
- Last issue date:
- iInfringe
- Distribution:
- Standard Circulation
- Mints:
- Mint of Brussels, Hôtel des Monnaies, Belgium
- Composition:
- Copper-Nickel
- Edge:
- Reeded/grained
- Orientation:
- Coin alignment ↑O↓
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Denticulated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 6.5 grams
- Diameter:
- 24 mm
- Face value:
- 50 c - Congolese centime
- Known mintage:
- 72,100,000
- Composition Details:
- 75% copper, 25% nickel75% copper, 25% nickel
- Score:
- 49% Accuracy: Very High
- Description:
- Front: A Palm tree, divides face value, at left 50 and at right Cᴱᴺ- (centiemen) and date below,at left 19 and at right 21 until 29. Colony name ⤻ at bottom BELGISCH CONGO ★★, with spacers/two 5 pointed stars pointed inwards at end.
Back: Laureate bust of King Albert I facing left (King of Belgium 1909-1934, Proprietor), designer ⤻ at bottom JUL.LAGAE‡ (Jules Lagae). Ruler ↻ around, at left ALBERT KONING (Albert King) and ⤸ at right DER BELGEN (of Belgium)
Formerly known as: y20.1 - Buy Now:
1 Franc (French legend)
- Catalog codes:
- Col:BE-CD-000010, WCC:km20
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Kings | Trees
- Issued on:
- 1920
- Last issue date:
- 1930
- Distribution:
- Standard Circulation
- Mints:
- Mint of Brussels, Hôtel des Monnaies, Belgium
- Composition:
- Copper-Nickel
- Edge:
- Reeded/grained
- Orientation:
- Coin alignment ↑O↓
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Denticulated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 10 grams
- Diameter:
- 29 mm
- Face value:
- 1 FC - Congolese franc
- Known mintage:
- 69,013,000
- Composition Details:
- 75% copper, 25% nickel75% copper, 25% nickel
- Score:
- 51% Accuracy: Very High
- Description:
- iInfringe
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1 Franc (Dutch legend)
- Catalog codes:
- iInfringe
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Kings | Trees
- Issued on:
- iInfringe
- Last issue date:
- iInfringe
- Distribution:
- Standard Circulation
- Mints:
- Mint of Brussels, Hôtel des Monnaies, Belgium
- Composition:
- Copper-Nickel
- Edge:
- Reeded/grained
- Orientation:
- Coin alignment ↑O↓
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Denticulated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 10 grams
- Diameter:
- 29 mm
- Face value:
- 1 FC - Congolese franc
- Known mintage:
- 51,750,000
- Composition Details:
- 75% copper, 25% nickel75% copper, 25% nickel
- Score:
- 52% Accuracy: Very High
- Description:
- Front: A Palm between (value, left) 1 and (right) F
and (year, left) 19 and (right) 20 until 26, 28 or 29 legend: (below, colony name) BELGISCH CONGO
(right, spacers/two 5-pointed stars) ☆☆ (pointed inwards)
Back: Bust king Albert I (left, king Belgium 1909-1934, Proprietor)
(bottom, designer) JUL. LAHAE±
legend: (ruler, left) ALBERT KONING (right) DER BELGEN
Formerly known as: y21.1 - Buy Now: