b41_0502 - 500 Francs KATANGA 1962 P.13a
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Item sold on our e-shop (2010)
Price : 320.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2010)
Price : 320.00 €
Face Value : 500 Francs
Date: 17 avril 1962
Period/Provinces/Banks Banque Nationale du Katanga
Catalogue reference : P.13a
Alphabet - series : Série D n° 348550
Commentary
Artisan devant un feu / masques, lances.
Craftsman in front of a fire / masks, spears
Craftsman in front of a fire / masks, spears
Historical background
KATANGA
The province of Katanga is located in the southeast of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. Two weeks after the independence of the Belgian Congo on July 11, 1960, the province seceded. The secessionists were supported by the powerful Union Minière du Haut Katanga and received military assistance from Belgium, a Belgian mining company that exploited the province's mineral resources. Congolese government forces and UN troops responded, forcing Katangese President Moïse Tshombe to negotiate a ceasefire..
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