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A bloody
civil war broke out in the Belgian
Congo
upon it gaining independence from Belgium in 1960. Katanga, a
mineral rich province in the south, declared itself independent from
the rest of the Congo. Various factions were supported by the United
States and the Soviet Union, while the United Nations tried to
negotiate a truce. This set includes the only two coins
Katanga issued for circulation, the bronze 1 and 5 Franc
coins, both dated 1961. Shortly there after Katamga was
forcibly reunited with the Congo.
The coin displays the country's traditional form of money, the Katanga
Cross, on one side
of the coins. A bunch of bananas is shown on the other.
ELEPHANTS
FROM THE BELGIAN CONGO 
Belgian
Congo Ruanda-Urundi was an administrative unit that was made up of the
three territories that Belgium controlled in Africa. Those
territories now make up the independent nations of the Congo Democratic Republic,
Rwanda and Burundi. The territories covered a vast area of
almost 80 times the size of Belgium! We are pleased to offer
this aluminum 1957 1 Franc of Belgian Congo Ruanda-Urundi. It
features a palm tree on one side and the Belgian arms on the other.
The scarce, short-lived series ceased after the Congo gained
independence in 1960. 
After
Belgian Congo gained its independence in 1960, Belgium issued a coin
for what was left of its African territories: Rwanda and
Burundi. Only a single coin was issued for the joint
territory of
Rwanda-Burundi: a brass 1 Franc coin picturing a lion. The
1960
issue is rare due to its low mintage and few were saved from
circulation. We are pleased to offer this hard-to-find coin
at
almost half off of its $17.50 catalog
value. In 1962, Rwanda and
Burundi were each granted independence. 
Zanzibar was for many years a rich and important
trading post off the
coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. It is the world's leading producer
of Cloves. After centuries of foreign domination, it achieved
independence in 1860, only to fall under British control 30 years
later. This copper 1 Pysa was struck for only one year, 1882, during
that brief period of independence. Today Zanzibar is part of
Tanzania.
Edward
VIII reigned for less than a year in 1936, before he renounced the
throne in order that he could marry Mrs. Wallace Simpson, an American
divorcee. The British colonies of East Africa was one of the
few places that managed to issue a coin in his name before Edward
renounced the throne for love. We offer this bronze East African 10
Cents from Edward VIII's short reign. One side of
the 30mm coin shows four elephant tusks. The other shows the
imperial crown and the name of the monarch. The coin has a
center hole to make it easy for natives without pockets to carry the
coin on a string and to make the coins easy to distinguish from the
British penny which were approximately the same size. British
East Africa is now the independent nations of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Somaliland. 
The
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was formed in 1953 by
combining Britain's colonies in central Africa. This attractive bronze
penny pictures a pair of elephants that are standing on their hind legs
and appear to be dancing! The coin was struck with a hole to
make
it easy to distinguish from other denominations and to allow natives
without pockets to easily carry the coins in strings. The coin is dated
1962 and is Brilliant Uncirculated. Tensions between the former
colonies mounted over the governance of the Federation. The short-lived
Federation was dissolved in 1964, becoming the independent nations of Zambia, Malawi,
and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
The British Caribbean Territories - Eastern Group, was a
monetary
union
created in 1950 to provide a common currency for a number of Britain’s
colonies
in the Caribbean. Included were British Guiana (now Guyana),
British
Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Antigua, St. Kitts, Nevis, Grenada, St.
Lucia,
St. Vincent and Dominica. The British Carribbean Territories was
replaced
by the East Caribbean States
when the
territories
gained independence from Great Britain in the 1960's and
1970's.
This
bronze 1955 half cent was one of the first coins issued for the
Territories.
Pictured on the coin is Queen Elizabeth. 
Sarawak
was a privately owned nation ruled by the Brooke family. The
Sultan of Brunei awarded it to the English adventurer James Brooke in
1841 for his help in putting down a rebellion. When he died in 1868 his
nephew, Charles Brooke, became the next "White Rajah". The state was
gradually enlarged through purchase and annexation. Charles
Vynar Brooke succeeded his father as Rajah in 1917. Due to the heavy
destruction suffered during World War II, Charles Vynar Booke ceded the
country to Great Britain in 1946. It is now part of Malaysia. We offer
a copper Sarawak 1 Cent dating between 1870 and 1891 picturing Charles
Brooke and a copper-nickel 10 Cents picturing Charles Vynar Brooke
dating between 1920 and 1934. Both coins were struck at the
Heaton mint in Birmingham. 
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