Katanga 1961 franc

from Stephen Album sale 32, lot 1497

This specimen was lot 1497 in Stephen Album sale 32 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "KATANGA: 1 franc, 1961, PCGS graded Specimen 64 RB, ex King's Norton Mint Collection." This type was struck for the rebel province of Katanga during its brief bid for independence. A five francs also exists.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

Link to:

• Katanga 1961 5 francs
• Congo Democratic Republic 1965 10 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1961
• return to coins of Congo Democratic Republic