Coins from the Republic of Congo

The Republic of the Congo, or Congo-Brazzaville is a country in Central Africa, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Angola and the Central African Republic. It was inhabited by the Kongo people until it was first explored by Pierre de Brazza in 1880, which led to French colonisation of the region in the Scramble for Africa. It was known as the Middle Congo, or French Congo to distinguish it from the neighbouring Lower Congo, or Belgian Congo. In 1908 it became part of French Equatorial Africa; in July 1940 becoming the first territory to join de Gaulle's Free France under Governor Félix Éboué. It became independent along with many other Francophone African countries in 1960, after which it became a communist state in 1969, and after a period of democracy, civil war broke out in 1997; as of 2018, there has not yet been a free and fair democratic election in the country, which has a population of about 5.1 million, and currently uses the Central African CFA Franc, but issues it's own commemorative coins.
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See also: Central African States, Equatorial African states, French Equatorial Africa

• CFA franc (Central bank of Equatorial African States and Cameroon, 1961-1973)
• Frappes d'essai (1961-1973)
• CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date)
• Frappes d'essai (1973-date)

CFA franc (Central bank of Equatorial African States and Cameroon, 1961-1973)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

100 Francs CFA
1971-1972
Nickel • 7.0 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
KM# 1

Frappes d'essai (1961-1973)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

100 Francs CFA (Essai)
1971
Pattern
Nickel • 7.0 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
KM# E1

100 Francs CFA (Essai)
1971
Pattern
Gold • 10 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
KM# E2

CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

20 Francs CFA (Hel'pa)
2015
Non-circulating coin : Masked Rituals of the World – Hel'pa
Silver (.999) • 31.10 g • ⌀ 40 mm

20 Francs CFA (Teke)
2015
Non-circulating coin : Masked Rituals of the World – Teke
Silver (.999) • 31.10 g • ⌀ 40 mm

20 Francs CFA (Tenochtitlan)
2015
Non-circulating coin : Masked Rituals of the World – Tenochtitlan
Silver (.999) • 31.10 g • ⌀ 40 mm

20 Francs CFA (Tharu)
2015
Non-circulating coin : Masked Rituals of the World – Tharu
Silver (.999) • 31.10 g • ⌀ 40 mm

20 Francs CFA (Yupik)
2015
Non-circulating coin : Masked Rituals of the World – Yupik
Silver (.999) • 31.10 g • ⌀ 40 mm

50 Francs CFA (Estonia)
2015
Non-circulating coin : Baltic Republics Series - Estonia
Silver plated copper-nickel • 12.34 g • ⌀ 53.2 mm

50 Francs CFA (Lithuania)
2015
Non-circulating coin : Baltic Republics Series - Lithuania
Silver plated copper-nickel • 16.75 g • ⌀ 50 mm

50 Francs CFA (Latvia)
2015
Non-circulating coin : Baltic Republics – Latvia
Silver plated copper-nickel • 17.29 g • ⌀ 60.2 mm

50 Francs CFA (Hel'pa)
2015
Non-circulating coin : Masked Rituals of the World – Hel'pa
Gold (.999) • 3.11 g • ⌀ 18 mm

50 Francs CFA (Teke)
2015
Non-circulating coin : Masked Rituals of the World – Teke
Gold (.999) • 3.11 g • ⌀ 18 mm

50 Francs CFA (Tenochtitlan)
2015
Non-circulating coin : Masked Rituals of the World – Tenochtitlan
Gold (.999) • 3.11 g • ⌀ 18 mm

50 Francs CFA (Tharu)
2015
Non-circulating coin : Masked Rituals of the World – Tharu
Gold (.999) • 3.11 g • ⌀ 18 mm

50 Francs CFA (Yupik)
2015
Non-circulating coin : Masked Rituals of the World – Yupik
Gold (.999) • 3.11 g • ⌀ 18 mm

50 Francs CFA (Krugerrand)
(2017)
Non-circulating coin : 50th Anniversary of the Krugerrand
Gold (.585) • 0.5 g • ⌀ 11 mm

100 Francs CFA
1975-1990
Nickel • 7.05 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
KM# 2

100 Francs CFA (1992 Summer Olympic Games)
1991
Non-circulating coin : 1992 Summer Olympic Games - Boxing
Nickel plated steel • 16 g • ⌀ 35 mm
KM# 7

100 Francs CFA (1992 Summer Olympic Games)
1991
Non-circulating coin : 1992 Summer Olympic Games - Hurdler
Nickel plated steel • 16 g • ⌀ 35 mm
KM# 8