Catalog
2 Centimes - Léopold II
| Issuer | Congo Free State (1885-1908) |
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| Year | 1887-1888 |
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| Diameter | 23 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the crowned royal cypher of Léopold II — a stylised interlaced 'L' surmounted by a royal crown — set at the centre of the round-holed flan. Four crowned heraldic lion shields are arranged symmetrically around the central hole at the cardinal points, flanked by diagonal ribs radiating outward in a cross pattern. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner border. The circular legend reads: LEOP. II R. D. BELGES SOUV. DE L'ETAT INDEP. DU CONGO, separated by a single star ornament, running along the outer rim between the beaded border and the toothed edge. |
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| Obverse lettering | * LEOP.II R. D. BELGES SOUV. DE L'ETAT INDEP.DU CONGO |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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