The Belgian Congo, is today called the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and previous to being the Belgian Congo, the country was called the Congo Free State. The Belgian Congo excisted as a country from 1908 to 1960, when it gained independence to be called the Republic of Congo (leopoldville) and then Zaire. French Congo became the Republic of Congo (brazzaville) and then the Peoples Republic of Congo.
Monetary units: 1 franc = 100 Centimes (up to 1967)
This country was on my "to get" list and , although I've had it for a while, I had mis- classified it under Rwanda. It is a 1957, 10 Franc note and has a soldier on the front left and an antelope on the back.
so I can strike that one off the list !!!
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