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1 Franc - Léopold II Pattern
| Issuer | Congo Free State (1885-1908) |
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| Year | 1896 |
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| Value | 1 Franc |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed right-facing bust of King Léopold II of Belgium, rendered in high relief with finely detailed beard and aged facial features in a naturalistic portrait style. The effigy occupies the central field, with the engraver's signature FERNANDUBOIS incused beneath the truncation. The surrounding legend reads LÉOP. II R.D. BELG. SOUV. DE L'ÉTAT INDÉP. DU CONGO, arranged along the upper and left periphery in raised Latin characters. |
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| Obverse lettering | LÉOP. II R.D. BELG. SOUV. DE L'ÉTAT INDÉP. DU CONGO FERNANDUBOIS |
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| Reverse lettering | 1 FRANC 1896 |
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