1 Franc Big Five: Leopard

1 Franc (Big Five: Leopard) - obverse1 Franc (Big Five: Leopard) - reverse

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Features

Location Katanga (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Type Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Year 2017
Value 1 Franc
Currency Franc (1960-1963)
Composition Aluminium
Weight 1.9 g
Diameter 22.05 mm
Thickness 2.2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
139607

Commemorative issue

Big Five

Obverse

Bananas (musax paradisiaca-Musaceae) within circle

Script: Latin

Lettering: KATANGA

Reverse

Leopard on branch looking left.
Value.
Date.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Panthera Pardus Pardus
1
FRANC
2017

Edge

Plain

Comments

The State of Katanga, also sometimes denoted as the Republic of Katanga, was a breakaway state that proclaimed its independence from the Republic of Congo-Léopoldville on 11 July 1960 under Moise Tshombe, leader of the local CONAKAT (Confédération des associations tribales du Katanga) party. The new Katangese government did not enjoy full support throughout the province, especially in the northern Baluba areas. The state is now Katanga Province, part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The declaration of independence was made with the support of Belgian business interests and over 6,000 Belgian troops. Tshombe was known to be close to the Belgian industrial companies which mined Katanga's rich resources of copper, gold and uranium. Katanga was one of the richest and most developed areas of the Congo. Without Katanga, Congo would lose a large part of its mineral assets and consequently government income. The view of the Congolese central government and a large section of international opinion was that this was an attempt to create a Belgian-controlled puppet state run for the benefit of the mining interests. Belgium did not officially recognise the new state, despite providing it with military assistance. A military force designated the Katanga Gendarmerie, raised by the Tshombe government, was initially organised and trained by Belgian Army officers and subsequently by European mercenaries.

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2017  $ 1.10

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