| Issuer | Belgian Congo (1908-1960) |
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| Year | 1910-1928 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 10 Centimes (0.10) |
| Currency | Franc (1887-1960) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 4.0 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Thickness | 1.50 mm |
| Shape | Round with a round hole |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reference(s) | KM#18, LA#BCM-7, LA#BCM-8 |
| Obverse description | Five Albert I monograms drawing a star. Country name in French and Dutch. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | **CONGO BELGE · BELGISCH-CONGO · A A A A A (Translation: Belgian Congo) |
| Reverse description | Shining star and 3 small stars on each side. Denomination 10 C. where `C.` is abbreviation for `Centimes` at the top. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | *** 10 C. *** 1927 (Translation: 10 C. 1927) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003) Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels,Belgium (983-2017) |
| Mintage | 1910 - - 5 000 000 1911 - - 5 000 000 1917 - Heaton Mint - 500 000 1919 - - 3 430 000 1919 - Heaton Mint - 1 500 000 1920 - - 1 510 000 1921 - - 13 540 000 1921 - Heaton Mint - 300 000 1922 - (fr) Il existe des surfrappes 1922/1921 ; existe sans point après le C - 14 950 000 1924 - - 3 600 000 1925 - overdate variety exists - 4 800 000 1927 - - 2 020 000 1928 - overdate varieties exist - 5 600 000 |
| Numisquare ID | 4051055460 |
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