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Republic of the Congo (1960-1966)

kongo.10fr.1965 Denomination: 10 francs
Year indicated on the coin: 1965
The coin was made with the indication of the years: 1965
Metal: aluminum
Diameter: 30.0 mm.
Edge type: smooth
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: coin (180°)
Marks on the coin: bird (private mark of the mint's engraver - Vogelier); cvd; badge below the year
Mint: Brussels (angel's head) Belgium
Additional information:

Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971)

 

kongo.10senj.1967 Denomination: 10 Senzhi
Year indicated on the coin: 1967
The coin was made with the indication of the years: 1967
Metal: aluminum
Diameter: 17.0 mm. Type of edge: ribbed
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: coin (180°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: not marked
Additional information: a leopard is depicted on the coin

 

kongo.1lik.1967
Denomination: 1 Likut
Year indicated on the coin: 1967
The coin was made with the years indicated: 1967
Metal: aluminum
Diameter: 21.0 mm. Type of edge: ribbed
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: coin (180°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: not marked
Additional information:
 

 

kongo.5mak.1967
Denomination: 5 makuts
Year indicated on the coin: 1967
The coin was made with the indication of the years: 1967
Metal: copper-nickel alloy
Diameter: 25.0 mm. Type of edge: ribbed Relative position of obverse and reverse: coin (180°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: not marked
Additional information: Marshal Joseph-Desire Mobutu is depicted on the coin the President (in fact, the dictator) of the country in the period 1965-1997 .

Republic of Zaire (1971-1997)

zair.10mak.1973

Denomination: 10 Makuts
Year indicated on the coin: 1973
The coin was made with the indication of the years: 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978
Metal: copper-nickel alloy
Diameter: 28.0 mm.
Edge type: ribbed
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: coin (180°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: not marked
Additional information: Joseph-Desire Mobutu is depicted on the coin (since 01/10/1972 - Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga) President (actually dictator) of the country in the period 1965-1997.

 

 

zair.1zair.1987 Denomination: 1 Zaire
Year indicated on the coin: 1987
The coin was made with the indication of the years: 1987
Metal: brass
Diameter: 21.0 mm.
Edge type: smooth
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: coin (180°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: not marked
Additional information: Joseph-Desire Mobutu is depicted on the coin (since 01/10/1972 - Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga) President (actually dictator) of the country in the period 1965-1997.  

 

zair.5zair.1987
Denomination: 5 Zaire
Year indicated on the coin: 1987
The coin was made with the indication of the years: 1987
Metal: brass
Diameter: 24.0 mm. Type of edge: smooth
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: coin (180°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: not marked
Additional information: Joseph-Desire Mobutu is depicted on the coin (since 01/10/1972 - Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga) President (actually dictator) of the country in the period 1965-1997.  

 

zair.10zair.1988
Denomination: 10 Zaire
Year indicated on the coin: 1988
The coin was made with the indication of the years: 1988
Metal: brass
Diameter: 26.0 mm. Type of edge: smooth
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: coin (180°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: not marked
Additional information: Joseph-Desire Mobutu is depicted on the coin (since 01/10/1972 - Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga) President (actually dictator) of the country in the period 1965-1997.

 

People's Republic of the Congo (1970-1992)

kongo.50fr.1981
Denomination: 50 francs
Year indicated on the coin: 1981
The coin was made with the indication of the years: 1976-1978, 1980, 1981, 1984
Metal: nickel
Diameter: 21.5 mm.
Edge type: ribbed Relative position of obverse and reverse: coin (180°)
Signs on the coin: GBLBazor (designer Lucien Bazor); dolphin (private sign of the chief engraver of the mint - Rousseau); also R inside the letter С (®) - I don't know what it means
Mint: Paris (horn of plenty)
Additional information: the country is indicated by the letter - С; the large eland antelopes are depicted on the coin

 

 

kongo.100fr.1972 Denomination: 100 francs
Year indicated on the coin: 1972
The coin was made with the indication of the years: 1971, 1972
Metal: nickel
Diameter: 25.5 mm.
Edge type: ribbed Relative position of obverse and reverse: coin (180°)
Signs on the coin: GBLBazor (designer Lucien Bazor); owl (private mark of the chief engraver of the mint - Raymond Joly); also R inside C (®) - don't know
what   it
stands for

 

kongo.100fr.1975
Denomination: 100 francs
Year indicated on the coin: 1975
The coin was made with the indication of the years: 1975, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1990
Metal: nickel
Diameter: 25.5 mm.
Edge type: ribbed Relative position of obverse and reverse: coin (180°)
Signs on the coin: GBLBazor (designer Lucien Bazor); dolphin (private sign of the chief engraver of the mint - Rousseau); also R inside C (®) - don't know
what
it
stands for

 

kongo.500fr.1977
Denomination: 500 francs
Year indicated on the coin: 1977
The coin was made with the indication of the years: 1976, 1977, 1984
Metal: nickel
Diameter: 28.0 mm.
Edge type: ribbed Relative position of obverse and reverse: coin (180°)
Signs on the coin: P.Lambert (designer); dolphin (private sign of the chief engraver of the mint - Rousseau); also R inside the letter C (®) - I don’t know what it means
Mint: Paris (cornucopia)
Additional information: the country is indicated by the letter - C

 

Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-present)

kongo.25sent.2002bar Denomination: 25 centimes
Year indicated on the coin: 2002
The coin was made with the indication of years: 2002
Metal: aluminum
Diameter: 20.0 mm. Type of edge: smooth
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: medal (0°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: not marked
Additional information: a ram and a lion are depicted on the coin  

 

kongo.25sent.2002chor
Denomination: 25 centimes
Year indicated on the coin: 2002
The coin was made with the indication of years: 2002
Metal: aluminum
Diameter: 20.0 mm. Type of edge: smooth Relative position of obverse and reverse: medal (0°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: not marked
Additional information: the coin depicts a lion and a weasel  

 

kongo25sent.2002sob
Denomination: 25 centimes
Year indicated on the coin: 2002
The coin was made with the indication of years: 2002
Metal: aluminum
Diameter: 20.0 mm.
Edge type: smooth
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: medal (0°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: not marked
Additional information: dog and lion are depicted on the coin  

 

kongo.50sent.2002port
Denomination: 50 centimes
Year indicated on the coin: 2002
The coin was made with the indication of years: 2002
Metal: stainless steel
Diameter: 21.9 mm. (information from the catalog) Type of edge: smooth
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: medal (0°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: not marked
Additional information: the coin depicts Verney-Lovett Cameron (years of life 1844-1894), a Scottish traveler , naval lieutenant, explorer of Africa (the first European to cross Africa from east to west)  

 

kongo.50sent.2002bab
Denomination: 50 centimes
Year indicated on the coin: 2002
The coin was made with the indication of years: 2002
Metal: aluminum
Diameter: 27.0 mm.
Edge type: smooth
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: medal (0°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: not marked
Additional information: a butterfly and a lion are depicted on the coin  

 

kongo.50sent.2002gor
Denomination: 50 centimes
Year indicated on the coin: 2002
The coin was made with the indication of years: 2002
Metal: aluminum
Diameter: 27.0 mm.
Edge type: smooth
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: medal (0°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: not marked
Additional information: depicted on the coin: gorilla and lion  

 

kongo.50sent.2002ft
Denomination: 50 centimes
Year indicated on the coin: 2002
The coin was made with the indication of years: 2002
Metal: aluminum
Diameter: 27.0 mm.
Edge type: smooth
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: medal (0°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: not marked
Additional information:
 

 

kongo.1fr.2002cher
Denomination: 1 franc
Year indicated on the coin: 2002
The coin was made with the indication of years: 2002
Metal: brass
Diameter: 22.0 mm.
Edge type: smooth
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: medal (0°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: not marked
Additional information: a tortoise and a lion are depicted on the coin