Katanga has not functioned as an independent political entity since its reabsorption into the Congo in January 1963, following a secession backed by Belgian mining interests and complicated by the assassination of Patrice Lumumba. These coins are issued under a legal curiosity — a licensing arrangement that allows private minting companies to produce collector pieces attributed to non-sovereign or defunct territorial names. Pobjoy Mint has been a primary producer of such issues.
The aluminium composition keeps costs negligible. These circulate nowhere.
Katanga has not functioned as an independent political entity since its reabsorption into the Congo in January 1963, following a secession backed by Belgian mining interests and complicated by the assassination of Patrice Lumumba. These coins are issued under a legal curiosity — a licensing arrangement that allows private minting companies to produce collector pieces attributed to non-sovereign or defunct territorial names. Pobjoy Mint has been a primary producer of such issues.
The aluminium composition keeps costs negligible. These circulate nowhere.