1 Likuta

Features

Issuer	Democratic Republic of the Congo › Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) (1960-1971)
Issuing bank	National Bank of the Congo
Period	Democratic Republic (1964-1971)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1967 (1966-1969)
Value	1 Likuta (0.01 ZRZ)
Currency	Zaire (1967-1993)
Composition	Aluminium (Aluminium 97%, Magnesium 3%)
Weight	1.25 g
Diameter	21 mm
Thickness	1.65 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 4389
References	KM# 8 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 41 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

The denomination within the circle.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANQUE NATIONALE
DU CONGO
1K

Translation: National Bank of the Congo

Engraver: Michael Rizzello

Reverse

Coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the motto.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UN LIKUTA
JUSTICE PAIX TRAVAIL
1967

Translation:
One Likuta
Justice Peace Work

Engraver: Michael Rizzello

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Kings Norton Metal Company, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1890-1962)

Comments

The Royal Mint U.K. won the contract for the 1967 coins, but the project was sub-contracted in total to M.B.L. (The Mint, Birmingham, Limited, the official name for Heaton's Mint) for the 10 sengi coins and I.MI. (Imperial Metal Industries Limited, where King's Norton is part of) for the 1 Likuta and 5 Makuta coins.

Of the total mintage, 16,632,000 were minted in 1966, 134,520,000 were minted in 1967, 36,288,000 were minted in 1968, and 12,888,000 were minted in 1969.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1967 (1966-1969)	196 800 000	$ 0.49	$ 0.49	$ 0.93	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.30	$ 1.30		99%
1967	25								Specimen Mint Set	0.7%

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