• BELGIAN CONGO
Printed Money, 1896 - 1959 Issues
   

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COS:
King
LEOPOLD II
17.12.1865 - 17.12.1909

COS:
King
BAUDOUIN
1951-60

HOG: Gov Gen
Theophile
WAHIS
1908-12

HOG: Gov Gen
Hendrik
CORNELIS
1958-60

BELGIAN CONGO Banknotes, 1896-1959 Issues

• BELGIAN CONGO
History: 1876 BEL; 1884 Int'l Assoc.Congo; 29.5.1885 Congo Free State; 1908 BEL Congo; 1.7.1960 ZAI
The first banknotes attributable to Belgian Congo were issued in 1896.
Currency History: BEL currency until 1960; ZAI 1960 >

• CONGO FREE STATE
History: 1876 BEL; 1884 Int'l Assoc.Congo; 29.5.1885 Congo Free State

Etat Independant du Congo
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P.1 10 Francs Bruxelles 7.2.1896		 blcP.110FrancsBruxelles7.2.1896r.jpg
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P.2  100 Francs 1896 Images Needed

• BELGIAN CONGO
15.11.1908 Belgian Congo

Banque du Congo Belge
P.3 - P.17  1-100 Francs 1914-44 Images Needed

P.16g 50 Francs 1949   DC
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P.17  1-100 Francs 1914-44 Images Needed
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P.18S  500 Francs ND(1927-37) ABNC   RB		 blcP.18S500FrancsND192737RBr.jpg
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P.19 - P.20  5-10,000 Francs 1941-42 Images Needed

Banque Centrale du Congo Belge et Ruanda-Urundi
P.21 - P.27  5-100 Francs 1952-55 Images Needed
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P.28S  500 Francs ND(1953-55) BWC   RB		 blcP.28S500FrancsND195355BWCRBr.jpg
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P.29 - P.31 Images Needed
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P.32  50 Francs 01.04.(19)57     CL1		 blc_P32_50_Francs_01041957CL1r.jpg
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P.32  50 Francs 1957 Lion's Head watrermakek
P.33 - P.34 Images Needed
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P.35 1,000 Francs 1.9.1959		 blcP.351000Francs1.9.1959r.jpg
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For later issues see Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa)


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CL1   We gratefully acknowledge CL1 for these images.
RB   We gratefully acknowledge Richard Burd for these images.
DC   We gratefully acknowledge Don Cleveland for these images.