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5 Centimes - Léopold II
| Uitgever | Congo Free State (1885-1908) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1887-1894 |
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| Waarde | 5 Centimes (0.05) |
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| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
|---|---|
| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Schrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | 5 Ces L 1887 W |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Congo Free State was not a colony in any conventional sense — it was the personal private property of King Léopold II, recognized as such by the Berlin Conference of 1885. Coins issued under this authority were instruments of a commercial extraction regime, not a sovereign treasury. Workers in the rubber concession zones were often paid in company scrip or goods rather than hard currency, meaning these copper pieces circulated primarily in trading posts and among European administrators rather than among the Congolese population they nominally served.
Production was handled by the Brussels mint. The series was discontinued well before the Belgian state forcibly took over the territory in 1908, following international outcry over atrocities documented by E.D. Morel and Roger Casement.