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Congolese franc (Democratic Republic of the Congo usage only)


Name: Congolese franc
Defn: 100c=1fr
Symbol:
Code: CDF
Desc:
Units of money:
centime c 1
franc fr 100

Users of this currency: Belgian Congo (415 stamps, 1886-1960), Democratic Republic of the Congo (1134 stamps, 1960-2014), Belgian occupation of German East Africa (38 stamps, 1916-1922), Katanga (81 stamps, 1960-1961), RuandaUrundi (191 stamps, 1924-1961) Show with all usages

Denominations used by Democratic Republic of the Congo in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
10c 9   6/6/1960 issue=1960b animals ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-10c ... 8/31/1963 issue=1963 dt=birds (1963 Democratic Republic of the Congo) d=pelicans
20c 11   6/6/1960 issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Vellozia ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-20c ... 8/31/1963 issue=1963 dt=birds (1963 Democratic Republic of the Congo) d=Guttera edouardi
30c 5   1/20/1962 issue=Dag Hammarskjold memorial ... 8/31/1963 issue=1963 dt=birds (1963 Democratic Republic of the Congo) d=Anastomus lamelligerus (1963)
40c 8   6/6/1960 issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Ipomoea filicaulis ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-40c ... 8/31/1963 issue=1963 dt=birds (1963 Democratic Republic of the Congo) d=Sphenorhynchus abdimi
50c 14   6/6/1960 issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Ochna (1952) ovpt=xx 50c//CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-75c ... 3/1/1965 pur&blk issue=New York World's Fair 1964 d=rocket & Unisphere
1fr 25   6/6/1960 issue=1960b animals ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-1fr ... 1/15/2001 issue=Locomotives 2001
1.50fr 34   6/6/1960 issue=1960b animals ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-1.50fr ... 2/28/2000 issue=Wild Cats 2000 d=Caracal caracal
2fr 34   6/6/1960 issue=1960b animals ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-2fr ... 6/22/2001 issue=African Butterflies 2001 dt=African Butterflies (2001 Democratic Republic of the Congo) d=Coeliades forestan (2001)
2.50fr 1   6/22/2001 issue=ship history
3fr 13   6/6/1960 issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Costus spectabilis ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-3fr ... 1/15/2001 issue=Locomotives 2001
3.50fr 7   6/6/1960 issue=1960b animals dt=mammals (1959) d=Loxodonta africana ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-1959-3fr ... 6/30/1961 issue=independence 1st d=Kasavubu & map of Congo
4fr 8   6/6/1960 issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Nymphaea ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-4fr ... 5/1/1966 issue=Congo at work
4.50fr 19   6/10/2000 issue=New Millennium ... 1/15/2001 issue=Locomotives 2001
5fr 48   6/6/1960 issue=1960b animals ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-5fr ... 6/22/2001 issue=ship history
5fr+2fr 1   3/21/1971 issue=Freedom from Hunger d=Freedom from Hunger
6fr 28   8/31/1963 issue=1963 dt=birds (1963 Democratic Republic of the Congo) d=Sagittarius serpentarius (1963) ... 6/22/2001 issue=African Butterflies 2001 dt=African Butterflies (2001 Democratic Republic of the Congo) d=Hamanumida daedalus (2001)
6.50fr 10   6/6/1960 issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Thonningia ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-6.50fr ... 10/15/1962 issue=govt reorg ovpt=Paix,//... oc=blk on=1/20/1962-6.50fr
7fr 10   1/28/1963 bl issue=UPU participation ... 11/17/1965 yelorg&dkblgrn issue=Army serving the country
7.80fr 1   2/28/2000 issue=Flora and Fauna of Africa 2000 d=Panthera leo (2000 Democratic Republic of the Congo)
8fr 19   6/6/1960 issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Gloriosa simplex (1952) ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-8fr ... 1/15/2001 issue=Locomotives 2001
8.50fr 10   8/16/2000 issue=Hummingbirds 2000 dt=hummingbirds (2000 Democratic Republic of the Congo) d=Polytmus guainumbi ... 1/15/2001 issue=Railways 2001
9fr 26   5/25/1963 brnol&red issue=Red Cross 100th d=nurse (1963) ... 8/16/2000 issue=Birds of the Congo 2000 dt=birds of the Congo (2000) d=Corythaeola cristata (2000 Democratic Republic of the Congo)
9fr+4fr 1   3/21/1971 issue=Freedom from Hunger d=Freedom from Hunger
9.50fr 6   1/15/2001 issue=Locomotives 2001
10fr 85   6/6/1960 issue=1960b animals ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-10fr ... 3/7/2002 issue=Local Art 2002
12fr 6   6/29/1963 issue=national reconciliation ... 5/1/1966 issue=Congo at work
12fr+6fr 1   3/21/1971 issue=Freedom from Hunger d=Freedom from Hunger
15fr 11   4/1965 issue=1st African Games ... 1/15/2001 issue=Locomotives 2001
18fr 4   3/1/1965 viobl&orgred issue=New York World's Fair 1964 d=rocket & Unisphere ... 8/8/1966 issue=more army
19fr 1   11/17/1965 ltblgrn&brn issue=Army serving the country
20fr 23   6/6/1960 issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Aristolochia ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-20fr ... 8/30/2002 issue=Eastern Lowland Gorilla d=Gorilla gorilla graueri (2002)
20fr+10fr 1   3/21/1971 issue=Freedom from Hunger d=Freedom from Hunger
21.70fr 3   6/22/2001 issue=ship history
24fr 3   4/1965 issue=1st African Games ... 8/8/1966 issue=more army
25fr 19   1/20/1962 issue=Dag Hammarskjold memorial d=sheet ... 3/7/2002 issue=Flowering Plants 2002 dt=Flowering Plants (2002) d=Gloriosa rothschildiana (2002)
27fr 1   3/1/1965 red&dkblgrn issue=New York World's Fair 1964 d=rocket & Unisphere
30fr 10   11/30/1963 issue=Air Congo ... 6/22/2001 issue=ship history
35fr 1   2000 issue=2000 surcharges d=++on=15000nz
40fr 6   9/15/1964 d=National Palace (1964) ... 6/13/1966 d=WHO HQ
45fr 2   2000 issue=2000 surcharges d=++on=100000nz, 6/22/2001 issue=African Butterflies 2001 dt=African Butterflies (2001 Democratic Republic of the Congo) d=Mylothris sp.
45.80fr 3   6/22/2001 issue=ship history
50fr 11   6/6/1960 issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Eulophia cucullata (1952) ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-50fr ... 3/7/2002 issue=Flowering Plants 2002 dt=Flowering Plants (2002) d=Haworthia cooperi
51.80fr 1   6/22/2001 issue=African Butterflies 2001 dt=African Butterflies (2001 Democratic Republic of the Congo) d=Papilio dardanus (2001 Democratic Republic of the Congo)
53fr 1   4/23/1966 issue=World Festival of Negro Arts
60fr 12   2/1/1964 issue=Lovanium University 10th d=University Building ... 3/7/2002 issue=Local Art 2002
70fr 1   2000 issue=2000 surcharges d=++on=50000nz
75fr 2   2/1/1964 issue=Lovanium University 10th d=Nuclear research, 3/7/2002 issue=Lions 2002 dt=Lions (2002) d=Panthera leo (2002 Democratic Republic of the Congo)
100fr 9   6/6/1960 issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Cryptosepalum ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-100fr ... 6/22/2001 issue=100th Anniversary of the First Passage of a Zeppelin Airship
125fr 1   3/7/2002 issue=Flowering Plants 2002 dt=Flowering Plants (2002) d=Lithops aucampiae
150fr 5   7/13/1964 issue=Olympics 1964 d=sheet ... 3/7/2002 issue=Lions 2002 dt=Lions (2002) d=Panthera leo (2002 Democratic Republic of the Congo)
160fr 17   2005 issue=Wild Animals 2005 d=Loxodonta africana cyclotis (2005)
175Fr 1   4/4/2007 issue=Owls 2007 d=Strix woodfordii (2007)
190fr 9   12/31/2001 issue=70th Anniversary of Tintin in the Congo ... 1/10/2005 issue=Scouting 2005
195fr 1   11/25/2002 issue=Joseph Kabila
200fr 1   3/7/2002 issue=Local Art 2002
250fr 13   3/7/2002 issue=Flowering Plants 2002 dt=Flowering Plants (2002) d=Angraecum sesquipedale (2002) ... 1/10/2005 issue=25th Anniversary of the Pontificate of Pope John Paul II b
275Fr 4   11/2/2009 issue=Chess World Champions d=Wilhelm Steinitz, 1871-1928
300fr 12   3/7/2002 issue=Local Art 2002 ... 1/9/2012 issue=Insects - Beetles
310fr 6   2/8/2005 issue=50th Anniversary of the First EUROPA Stamps ... 11/21/2007 issue=100th Anniversary of Scouting d=Gorilla gorilla beringei
320fr 2   2005 issue=Campaign Against AIDS
325fr 6   11/25/2002 issue=Nobel Prize Winners 2002 dt=Nobel Prize Winners (2002 Democratic Republic of the Congo) ... 12/26/2003 issue=Historic Automobiles 2003
340fr 4   8/30/2002 issue=Minerals 2002 dt=minerals (2002) ... 5/26/2003 issue=Wild Cats 2003 d=Felis nigripes (2003)
350fr 17   11/25/2002 issue=Joseph Kabila ... 11/2/2009 issue=Chess World Champions d=Max Euwe (2009)
355Fr 2   4/4/2007 issue=Butterflies 2007 d=Acraea zetes
360Fr 8   11/21/2007 issue=100th Anniversary of Scouting b d=Murex durex
375fr 25   11/25/2002 issue=Red Cross and Red Crescent ... 9/30/2013 issue=Fishes 2013 b d=Cyphotilapia gibberosa
390fr 8   8/30/2002 issue=Eastern Lowland Gorilla d=Gorilla gorilla graueri (2002) ... 2/8/2005 issue=50th Anniversary of the First EUROPA Stamps
400fr 8   11/25/2002 issue=Nobel Prize Winners 2002 dt=Nobel Prize Winners (2002 Democratic Republic of the Congo) ... 2005 issue=Wild Animals 2005 d=Okapia johnstoni (2005)
410fr 10   8/30/2002 issue=Minerals 2002 dt=minerals (2002) ... 2/8/2005 issue=50th Anniversary of the First EUROPA Stamps
420Fr 4   3/20/2012 issue=Famous Car Builders d=Carl Benz, 1844-1929 & Gottlieb Daimler, 1834-1900
425Fr 1   4/4/2007 issue=Wild Cats d=Profelis aurata
445fr 6   8/30/2002 issue=Minerals 2002 dt=minerals (2002) ... 12/26/2003 issue=Pioneers of Aviation and Aerospace
450fr 10   11/25/2002 issue=Nobel Prize Winners 2002 dt=Nobel Prize Winners (2002 Democratic Republic of the Congo) ... 7/30/2013 issue=Lizards 2013 d=Chamaeleo africanus
455fr 16   8/30/2002 issue=Eastern Lowland Gorilla d=Gorilla gorilla graueri (2002) ... 12/18/2006 issue=Hippopotamus d=Hippopotamus amphibius
460Fr 15   1/9/2012 issue=Jules Verne ... 3/20/2012 issue=Famous Racecar Drivers d=Emerson Fittipaldi, 1946
461fr 1   12/31/2001 issue=70th Anniversary of Tintin in the Congo
470fr 2   2005 issue=Campaign Against AIDS
475Fr 5   4/4/2007 issue=Dogs 2007 ... 11/2/2009 issue=Chess World Champions d=Anatoly Karpov
480fr 9   5/26/2003 issue=Minerals 2003 ... 3/20/2012 issue=European Composers d=Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791
488fr 1   8/30/2002 issue=Minerals 2002 dt=minerals (2002)
490fr 4   2005 issue=Endangered Apes d=Gorilla gorilla beringei (2005) ... 2/8/2005 issue=50th Anniversary of the First EUROPA Stamps
500fr 45   3/7/2002 issue=Flowering Plants 2002 dt=Flowering Plants (2002) d=Lampranthus coccineus (2002) ... 7/30/2013 issue=Herons 2013 d=Ardea goliath
525Fr 16   4/23/2009 issue=Barack Obama a
530fr 1   2005 issue=Campaign Against AIDS
550fr 33   2005 issue=Campaign Against AIDS ... 7/30/2013 issue=Snakes 2013 d=Naja melanoleuca
600fr 25   2005 issue=Campaign Against AIDS ... 10/22/2012 issue=Hornbills 2012 d=Tockus camurus
610Fr 4   11/21/2007 issue=100th Anniversary of Scouting d d=Charaxes jasius
625Fr 4   4/4/2007 issue=Butterflies 2007 d=Amauris echeria ... 11/2/2009 issue=Chess World Champions d=Vladimir Kramnik, *1975
650Fr 31   4/4/2007 issue=Dogs 2007 ... 7/30/2013 issue=Insects 2013 d=Anthia sexmaculata
675Fr 19   4/29/2011 issue=Royal Wedding 2011 b ... 5/18/2011 issue=Birds 2011 d=Dicrurus adsimilis
700Fr 7   1/28/2013 issue=Space Research d=Mars Rover, Curiosity ... 7/30/2013 issue=Sharks 2013 d=Prionace glauca (2013)
720Fr 4   10/22/2012 issue=Parakeets 2012 d=Agapornis fischeri
750Fr 5   4/4/2007 issue=Prehistoric Reptiles ... 1/9/2012 issue=Minerals 2012 dt=minerals (2012 Democratic Republic of the Congo)
770Fr 4   11/21/2007 issue=100th Anniversary of Scouting e
800fr 12   8/30/2002 issue=Minerals 2002 dt=minerals (2002) ... 7/30/2013 issue=Bees and Flowers d=Apis mellifera ligustica & Gloriosa superba
850fr 6   1/9/2012 issue=Table Tennis ... 10/22/2012 d=Psittacus erithacus
900Fr 14   5/18/2011 issue=Owls 2011 d=Glaucidium perlatum ... 7/30/2013 issue=Mushrooms 2013 d=Clitocybe nebularis
960Fr 4   11/21/2007 issue=100th Anniversary of Scouting f d=Amanita rubescens congolensis
1000fr 7   8/30/2002 issue=Eastern Lowland Gorilla d=Gorilla gorilla graueri (2002) ... 1/28/2013 issue=Chinese Space Research
1100Fr 4   11/21/2007 issue=100th Anniversary of Scouting g
1125Fr 3   5/18/2011 issue=Butterflies 2011
1260Fr 8   6/17/2014 issue=World Cup 2014
1300fr 4   9/10/2012 issue=owl-faced guenon d=Cercopithecus hamlyni
1350Fr 6   5/18/2011 issue=Minerals 2011 dt=minerals (2011 Democratic Republic of the Congo)
1500fr 1   11/25/2002 issue=Joseph Kabila
1800fr 25   12/9/2004 issue=Boy Scouts 2004 d=Robert Baden Powell ... 1/10/2005 issue=Chess Masters 2005 d=Viswanathan Anand (2005)
3500fr 15   12/13/2006 issue=100th Anniversary of the Death of Jules Verne b ... 9/10/2012 issue=Owl-Faced Monkey
4000Fr 1   4/29/2011 issue=Royal Wedding 2011 b
5000Fr 1   4/29/2011 issue=Royal Wedding 2011 b
8000Fr 2   8/16/2013 issue=Royal Wedding 2011 c
10000Fr 24   6/25/2012 issue=Scouts & Butterflies ... 10/22/2012 multi&sil issue=Scouts and Birds d=Psittacus erithacus erithacus

Used by 1134 stamps of Democratic Republic of the Congo: (See all uses as list)
6/6/1960 1.50fr issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Schizoglossum eximium ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-1.50fr perf=11.75
6/6/1960 1fr issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=hibiscus (1952) ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-1fr perf=11.75
6/6/1960 3.50fr gray&red issue=1960d d=map of Africa & honeycomb & symbols var=French ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-3fr-map of Africa & honeycomb & symbols-var=French perf=11.5
6/6/1960 3.50fr gray&red issue=1960d d=map of Africa & honeycomb & symbols var=Flemish ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-3fr-map of Africa & honeycomb & symbols-var=Flemish perf=11.5
6/6/1960 50c issue=1960c d=Christmas ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-50c-Christmas
6/6/1960 3.50fr issue=1960b animals dt=mammals (1959) d=Loxodonta africana ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-1959-3fr perf=11.75
6/6/1960 10fr issue=1960b animals ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-10fr
6/6/1960 8fr issue=1960b animals ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-8fr
6/6/1960 6.50fr issue=1960b animals ovpt=CONGO oc=red on=issuer=Belgian Congo-6.50fr
6/6/1960 6.50fr issue=1960b animals ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-6.50fr
6/6/1960 5fr issue=1960b animals ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-5fr
6/6/1960 2fr issue=1960b animals ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-2fr
6/6/1960 1.50fr issue=1960b animals ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-1.50fr
6/6/1960 1fr issue=1960b animals ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-1fr
6/6/1960 50c issue=1960b animals ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-50c
6/6/1960 40c issue=1960b animals ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-40c
6/6/1960 20c issue=1960b animals ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-20c
6/6/1960 10c issue=1960b animals ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-10c
6/6/1960 5fr issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Thunbergia lancifolia (1952) ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-5fr perf=11.75
6/6/1960 10fr issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Silene ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-10fr perf=11.75
6/6/1960 8fr issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Gloriosa simplex (1952) ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-8fr perf=11.75
6/6/1960 6.50fr issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Thonningia ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-6.50fr perf=11.75
6/6/1960 3fr issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Costus spectabilis ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-3fr perf=11.75
6/6/1960 2fr issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Ansellia gigantea (1952) ovpt=CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-2fr perf=11.75
6/6/1960 50c issue=1960a flowers dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Euphorbia poggei ovpt=xx 50c//CONGO oc=blk on=issuer=Belgian Congo-issue=1952-60c perf=11.75
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7/30/2013 800fr issue=Bees and Flowers d=Andrena fulva & Dissotis sp.
7/30/2013 800fr issue=Bees and Flowers d=Apis mellifera scutellata & Eulophia guineensis
7/30/2013 800fr issue=Bees and Flowers d=Apis mellifera ligustica & Gloriosa superba
7/30/2013 900Fr issue=Mushrooms 2013 d=Cantharellus floridulus
7/30/2013 900Fr issue=Mushrooms 2013 d=Amanita muscaria
7/30/2013 900Fr issue=Mushrooms 2013 d=Afroboletus luteolus (2013)
7/30/2013 900Fr issue=Mushrooms 2013 d=Clavulina amethystina
7/30/2013 900Fr issue=Mushrooms 2013 d=Cookeina tricholoma
7/30/2013 900Fr issue=Mushrooms 2013 d=Amanita masasiensis
7/30/2013 900Fr issue=Mushrooms 2013 d=Lepiota procera
7/30/2013 900Fr issue=Mushrooms 2013 d=Clitocybe nebularis
8/16/2013 8000Fr issue=Royal Wedding 2011 c
8/16/2013 8000Fr issue=Royal Wedding 2011 c
9/30/2013 375fr issue=Fishes 2013 b d=Cyphotilapia gibberosa
9/30/2013 375fr issue=Fishes 2013 b d=Boulengerochromis microlepis
9/30/2013 375fr issue=Fishes 2013 b d=Hemibates stenosoma
9/30/2013 375fr issue=Fishes 2013 b d=Tropheus moorei
6/17/2014 1260Fr issue=World Cup 2014
6/17/2014 1260Fr issue=World Cup 2014
6/17/2014 1260Fr issue=World Cup 2014
6/17/2014 1260Fr issue=World Cup 2014
6/17/2014 1260Fr issue=World Cup 2014
6/17/2014 1260Fr issue=World Cup 2014
6/17/2014 1260Fr issue=World Cup 2014
6/17/2014 1260Fr issue=World Cup 2014

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