Congo Free State 5 francs 1896 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
7253203
Area
Coins
Title
Congo Free State 5 francs 1896
Country
Congo Freestate
Face value
5 francs
Year
1896
Variety / overstrike
Era
Congo Free State (1865-1908)
Head of State
Leopold II of Belgium (1865-1909)
Type
Coin
Designer
Wiener, Leopold
Series
Theme
Coat of Arms (heraldic), Crowned coat of arms, Crowns
Material
Silver (Ag)
Gold- or silver content
900
Weight
25
Diameter
37
Thickness
3
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
5 FRANCS TRAVAIL ET PROGRES 1896
Reverse
LEOP. II R. D. BELG. SOUV. DE L'ETAT INDEP. DU CONGO L . WIENER
Edge
Plain with inscription: TRAVAIL ET PROGRES
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None (Brussels)
Number produced
110.000
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 8.1
Catalogue number
LA# VCM-12
Details

There is also a variant with transshipment 1896/4.

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