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This coin was issued 1957-60 in the last years of the Belgian colonial regime in the [[Belgian Congo|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.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Belgian Congo 1952 5 francs|1952 5 francs]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1957]]

[[Category:Aluminum coins of the world]]

Belgian Congo 1957 franc - Revision history

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