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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
... skipping 365 ...
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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