Guest sue Posted January 9, 2005 Posted January 9, 2005 hi again chaps, i was just wondering if anyone would know much about this little coin i found in the ground?any info is great, do they have any value? i hope the picture is ok. it is dated 1887 and has 2 ces on one side. the other side says belges sout de letat and then i cant make the rest out it is uncleaned! thanks for looking Quote
mint_mark Posted January 9, 2005 Posted January 9, 2005 Hi Sue,Your coin is from Belgian Congo in central Africa, which became Zaire and now the democratic republic of Congo. It is worth very little (much less than a pound) in this condition, but quite unusual to find in the ground I would think!The full writing is (I think) "Leop. II R. D. Belges Souv De Etat Indep. Du Congo" which, at a guess, means something like "Leopold II king of (R.D. is roi des) Belgian sovereign? independent state of Congo" Quote
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