Belgian Congo 1957 franc

from the Stonecat collection

This coin was issued 1957-60 in the last years of the Belgian colonial regime in the Congo and Ruanda-Urundi. Ruanda-Urundi, now the nations of Rwanda and Burundi, was administered separately from the Belgian Congo as they were United Nations trust territories, being fomer German colonies. Other denominations included a fifty centimes and five francs, also struck in aluminum. An oil palm is featured on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: 10,000,000.

Specification: 1.4 g, aluminum, 22.1 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 4.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1952 5 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1957