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Congolese franc (Belgian 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 Belgian Congo in this currency:
Denom
Usages
Selected stamps
5c
18
1/1/1886 grn d=King Leopold II (1875)
...
5/23/1942 red issue=1942 Belge d=oil palms (1942 a)
5+10c
1
5/15/1918 issue=Red Cross 1918
10c
26
1/1/1886 rose d=King Leopold II (1875)
...
10/15/1959 dt=mammals (1959) d=Hippotragus equinus (1959)
10+5c
1
1/16/1930 red issue=Charity 1930
10+15c
1
5/15/1918 issue=Red Cross 1918
15c
14
11/21/1896 ocher&blk issue=1894 d=climbing oil palms
...
5/2/1952 issue=1952 dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Protea argyrea
15+20c
1
5/15/1918 issue=Red Cross 1918
20c
12
1924 olgrn issue=1923 d=Ubangi man
...
10/15/1959 dt=mammals (1959) d=Ceratotherium simum (1959)
20+10c
1
1/16/1930 dkbrn issue=Charity 1930
25c
20
1/1/1886 bl d=King Leopold II (1875 25c)
...
5/2/1952 issue=1952 dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Littonia
25+25c
3
5/15/1918 issue=Red Cross 1918
...
7/8/1925 car&blk issue=1925 semi d=French Inscription
30c
7
7/1/1921 car&blk issue=1921 dt=scenic bilingual d=Stanley Falls ovpt=value//bars oc=blk on=1910-10c
...
5/23/1942 bl issue=1942 Belgisch d=oil palms
35c
2
1927 grn issue=1923 d=woodcarver (1923)
,
6/30/1928 grn d=Henry Morton Stanley (1928)
35+15c
1
1/16/1930 grn issue=Charity 1930
40c
12
11/21/1896 blgrn&blk issue=1894 d=canoe (1896)
...
10/15/1959 dt=mammals (1959) d=giraffe (1959 Belgian Congo)
40+40c
1
5/15/1918 issue=Red Cross 1918
45c
1
1926 dkvio d=Watusi cattle
50c
31
1/1/1886 olgrn d=King Leopold II (1875 50c)
...
12/1/1959 d=Madonna & child (1959)
50+25c
1
1960 bl&red issue=Olympics 1960
50+50c
1
5/15/1918 issue=Red Cross 1918
50c+50fr
1
7/29/1944 grn issue=Red Cross 1944
60c
6
1925 carrose d=Watusi cattle
...
5/2/1952 issue=1952 dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Euphorbia poggei
60+30c
1
1/16/1930 ltvio issue=Charity 1930
70c
1
4/20/1948 dt=Bantu art d=Tshimanyi
75c
10
2/1/1923 redorg issue=1923 d=weaver
...
5/2/1952 issue=1952 dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Ochna (1952)
90c
2
3/1/1938 issue=1937 dt=national parks (1938) d=bamboo (1938)
,
10/3/1938 bl&brn issue=International Tourist Congress 1938 d=bamboo (1938)
1fr
24
11/21/1894 lil&blk issue=1894 d=hunting elephants
...
12/1/1959 d=Madonna & child (1959)
1fr+50c
1
1/16/1930 car issue=Charity 1930
1+1fr
2
5/15/1918 issue=Red Cross 1918
,
6/6/1939 issue=Leopoldville Zoo d=Leptoptilos crumeniferus & Gyps africanus
1.20fr
1
4/20/1948 dt=Bantu art d=Tshimanyi
1.25fr
10
1926 dlbl issue=1923 d=Ubangi man
...
5/2/1952 issue=1952 dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Protea lemairei
1.25fr+5c
1
8/29/1936 dkbrn issue=Queen Astrid memorial d=Queen Astrid with native children
1.25+1.25fr
1
6/6/1939 car issue=Leopoldville Zoo d=Addax nasomaculatus
1.25+100fr
1
7/29/1944 car&blk issue=Red Cross 1944
1.50fr
15
1926 dlbl issue=1923 d=Ubangi man
...
10/15/1959 dt=mammals (1959) d=black buffalo
1.50fr+10c
1
8/29/1936 car issue=Queen Astrid memorial d=Queen Astrid with native children
1.50fr+50c
3
5/15/1936 issue=King Albert Memorial Fund d=No. 159
...
1960 red&grn issue=Olympics 1960
1.50+1.50fr
1
6/6/1939 dkvio issue=Leopoldville Zoo d=Pan troglodytes
1.60fr
2
6/30/1928 dkgray d=Henry Morton Stanley (1928)
,
4/20/1948 dt=Bantu art d=Buangakokoma
1.75fr
6
1927 dlbl issue=1923 d=Ubangi man
...
5/23/1942 graybrn issue=1942 Belge d=leopard (1942)
1.75fr+75c
1
1/16/1930 bl issue=Charity 1930
1.75+100fr
1
7/29/1944 brnblk issue=Red Cross 1944
2fr
15
7/1/1920 bl&blk issue=1920 air
...
12/1/1959 d=Madonna & child (1959)
2+1fr
1
1960 grn&red issue=Olympics 1960
2.40fr
4
8/15/1935 d=Belgian kings
...
4/20/1948 dt=Bantu art
2.50fr
10
8/15/1935 d=Belgian kings
...
7/1/1948 dpbl&grn d=train&map
2.50fr+25c
1
8/29/1936 dkbl issue=Queen Astrid memorial d=Queen Astrid with native children
2.75fr
2
6/30/1928 redvio d=Henry Morton Stanley (1928)
,
2/7/1941 viobl d=Albert Memorial, Leopoldville
3fr
15
10/10/1910 red&blk issue=1910 dt=scenic bilingual
...
2/19/1960 gray&red d=map of Africa & honeycomb & symbols var=French
3fr+50c
1
12/10/1957 dkbl&red issue=Red Cross 1957
3+1.25fr
1
1960 redvio&bl issue=Olympics 1960
3.25fr
4
1/15/1931 redvio issue=1931a d=Henry Morton Stanley (1928) oc=blk on=1928-2.75fr
...
3/15/1932 graybrn oc=blk on=1924-3fr
3.50fr
12
8/1/1887 vio d=++on=5fr
...
4/20/1948 dt=Bantu art d=Buangakokoma
3.50+1.50fr
1
1/16/1930 issue=Charity 1930
3.50+100fr
1
7/29/1944 brnol issue=Red Cross 1944
4fr
5
1932 issue=1931c d=Canoes at Stanleyville
...
3/15/1957 ltvio issue=1957 due
4.50fr
7
1/22/1934 issue=1934 air d=Fokker over Congo
...
2/15/1955 dt=king&views var=French first
4.50fr+50c
1
12/10/1957 dkgrn&red issue=Red Cross 1957
4.50+1.50fr
1
10/10/1956 vio issue=200th Anniversary of the Birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
4.50+4.50fr
1
6/6/1939 dkgrn issue=Leopoldville Zoo d=Crocodylus niloticus (1939)
5fr
21
1/1/1886 lilac d=King Leopold II (1875)
...
10/15/1959 dt=mammals (1959) d=okapi (1959)
5+2.50fr
1
1/16/1930 redbrn issue=Charity 1930
5+5fr
2
5/15/1918 issue=Red Cross 1918
,
6/6/1939 brn issue=Leopoldville Zoo d=Panthera leo (1939)
6fr
4
5/23/1942 ultra issue=1942 Belgisch d=askari
...
3/15/1957 issue=1957 due
6.50fr
10
4/20/1948 dt=Bantu art
...
10/15/1959 dt=mammals (1959) d=impala (1959)
6.50fr+50c
1
12/10/1957 dkbrn&red issue=Red Cross 1957
6.50+2.50fr
1
10/10/1956 bl issue=200th Anniversary of the Birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
6.50+3.50fr
1
1960 brn&red issue=Olympics 1960
7fr
4
5/23/1942 blk issue=1942 Belgisch d=askari
...
1/5/1953 d=Lake Kivu
8fr
3
4/20/1948 dt=Bantu art
...
10/15/1959 dt=mammals (1959) d=pangolin (1959)
10fr
16
1/1/1891 buff issue=1887 d=King Leopold II & palms
...
10/15/1959 dt=mammals (1959) d=Taurotragus oryx & Hippotigris
10+5fr
1
1/16/1930 gray issue=Charity 1930
10+10fr
1
5/15/1918 issue=Red Cross 1918
10+40fr
2
2/17/1942 grn issue=Charity 1942
15fr
2
4/2/1930 issue=1930 air d=kraal
,
1/22/1934 issue=1934 air d=Fokker over Congo
20fr
6
6/30/1928 d=Henry Morton Stanley (1928)
...
5/2/1952 issue=1952 dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Aristolochia
30fr
2
4/2/1930 issue=1930 air d=safari porters
,
1/22/1934 issue=1934 air d=Fokker over Congo
50fr
4
1/22/1934 issue=1934 air d=Fokker over Congo
...
5/2/1952 issue=1952 dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Eulophia cucullata (1952)
100fr
3
1/1/1943 d=askari
...
5/2/1952 issue=1952 dt=flowers (1952 Belgian Congo) d=Cryptosepalum
Used by 415 stamps of Belgian Congo:
(See all uses as list)
1/1/1886 10c rose d=King Leopold II (1875) perf=15
1/1/1886 25c bl d=King Leopold II (1875 25c) perf=15
1/1/1886 50c olgrn d=King Leopold II (1875 50c) perf=15
1/1/1886 5fr lilac d=King Leopold II (1875) perf=15
1/1/1886 5c grn d=King Leopold II (1875) perf=15
parcel post 8/1/1887 3.50fr pur d=++on=5fr
parcel post 8/1/1887 3.50fr vio d=++on=5fr
10/20/1887 50c brn issue=1887 d=King Leopold II & palms perf=15
10/20/1887 5fr vio issue=1887 d=King Leopold II & palms perf=15
parcel post 1889 3.50fr dkol d=++on=5fr
parcel post 1889 3.50fr vio d=++on=5fr
3/1/1889 25c bl issue=1887 d=King Leopold II & palms perf=15
5/5/1889 5c grn issue=1887 d=King Leopold II & palms perf=15
12/1/1889 10c rose issue=1887 d=King Leopold II & palms perf=15
1/1/1891 10fr buff issue=1887 d=King Leopold II & palms
10/25/1892 5fr gray issue=1887 d=King Leopold II & palms
11/15/1894 50c gray issue=1887 d=King Leopold II & palms
11/21/1894 25c yelorg&blk issue=1894 d=Inkissi Falls (1894) perf=11-16
11/21/1894 5fr lake&blk issue=1894 d=Bangala chief&wife perf=11-16
11/21/1894 1fr lil&blk issue=1894 d=hunting elephants
11/21/1894 50c grn&blk issue=1894 d=railroad bridge perf=11-16
11/21/1894 5c palebl&blk issue=1894 d=Port Matadi (1894) perf=11-16
11/21/1894 10c redbrn&blk issue=1894 d=Stanley Falls perf=11-16
1/25/1895 5c redbrn&blk issue=1894 d=Port Matadi (1894)
1/25/1895 10c grnbl&blk issue=1894 d=Stanley Falls
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7/1/1958 5fr d=kings of Belgium perf=12.5
7/1/1958 6.50fr d=kings of Belgium perf=12.5
7/1/1958 10fr d=kings of Belgium perf=12.5
10/15/1959 10c dt=mammals (1959) d=Hippotragus equinus (1959) perf=11.75
10/15/1959 20c dt=mammals (1959) d=Ceratotherium simum (1959) perf=11.75
10/15/1959 40c dt=mammals (1959) d=giraffe (1959 Belgian Congo) perf=11.75
10/15/1959 50c dt=mammals (1959) d=galago perf=11.75
10/15/1959 1fr dt=mammals (1959) d=gorilla perf=11.75
10/15/1959 1.50fr dt=mammals (1959) d=black buffalo perf=11.75
10/15/1959 2fr dt=mammals (1959) d=colobus monkey perf=11.75
10/15/1959 3fr dt=mammals (1959) d=Loxodonta africana perf=11.75
10/15/1959 5fr dt=mammals (1959) d=okapi (1959) perf=11.75
10/15/1959 6.50fr dt=mammals (1959) d=impala (1959) perf=11.75
10/15/1959 8fr dt=mammals (1959) d=pangolin (1959) perf=11.75
10/15/1959 10fr dt=mammals (1959) d=Taurotragus oryx & Hippotigris perf=11.75
12/1/1959 50c d=Madonna & child (1959) perf=11.75
12/1/1959 1fr d=Madonna & child (1959) perf=11.75
12/1/1959 2fr d=Madonna & child (1959) perf=11.75
semipostal 1960 1.50fr+50c red&grn issue=Olympics 1960 perf=13.5
semipostal 1960 50+25c bl&red issue=Olympics 1960 perf=13.5
semipostal 1960 2+1fr grn&red issue=Olympics 1960 perf=13.5
semipostal 1960 3+1.25fr redvio&bl issue=Olympics 1960 perf=13.5
semipostal 1960 6.50+3.50fr brn&red issue=Olympics 1960 perf=13.5
2/19/1960 3fr gray&red d=map of Africa & honeycomb & symbols var=Flemish perf=11.5
2/19/1960 3fr gray&red d=map of Africa & honeycomb & symbols var=French perf=11.5
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