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5 Centimes - Léopold II

5 Centimes - Léopold II - obverse5 Centimes - Léopold II - reverse

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Features

Issuer Belgian CongoCongo Free State (1885-1908)
King Leopold II (1885-1908)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1906-1908
Value 5 Centimes (0.05)
Currency Franc (1887-1908)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 2.5 g
Diameter 19 mm
Shape Round with a round hole
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
22554
References KM# 9
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, LA# VCM-4
Laurens Aernout; 2017. Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften / Volume 2017: 1831-2017. Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen, Europees Genootschap voor Munt- en Penningkunde.

Obverse

Crowned monograms surrounded by legend

Script: Latin

Lettering: *LEOP.II R.D.BELGES SOUV.DE L'ETAT INDEP.DU CONGO

Reverse

Denomination above and date below radiant star

Script: Latin

Lettering:
*** 5 Ces ***
1906

Edge

Plain

Mint

Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium (983-2017)

Comments

22.08.2019: // Both the official Belgian Numismatic Catalogue (CBNU) of 2019 and the official mintage tables of the Belgian Royal Mint state that 800,000 and not 180,000 pieces were minted of the 5 centimes in 1908 . It has recently been discussed on Belgian coin collecting groups on Facebook whether the mintage of 180,000 pieces for the year 1908 was correct or not, and as it turns out, most websites seem to have mistakenly copied the mintage of the 5 centimes 1909 (which is 1,800,000) and pasted it into the 'mintage' slot on their websites (including the ones on Numista, but also on IBelgica and even NGC) and, also mistakenly, deleted the last '0' in the number. In conclusion: the mintage of the 5 centimes 1908 is 800,000 and not 180,000. References: AERNOUT, L., Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften, 2019, p. 463.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1906  Photo 100 000 $ 20 35%
1908  800 000 $ 7.50 $ 14 overdate variety exists 77%

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Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Centimes - Léopold II
Katz
Auction 171
Lot 2764
Internet Archive
10 Oct 2025 1906 UNC USD 65.02
(EUR 56.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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