Congolese franc, pre-1967
Congolese franc, pre-1967: a historical unit of account.
- Dates in use
- Introduction and ending not established
- Ancestry branch
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The story
The Congo Free State establishes its franc unit. This is the Congo / Belgian colonial branch, not the Central African CFA franc of the other Congo. [1]
Turning points
Account-unit observation
1887 Congo franc explicitly independentaccountunit; coinstandard alignment andBelgianmoney acceptance do not prove Belgianfrancancestry. Earlierlocalsuccession unresolved. [2]
Standard adoption
The Congo adopts a franc system conforming to the Latin Union standard. Standard adoption does not establish treaty membership or direct replacement of Belgian francs. [3]
Foreign note acceptance
Belgian banknotes are provisionally accepted for colonial taxes and duties. Legal circulation relationship; not a new Congo currency or universal predecessor conversion. [4]
Sources and evidence
- Banque centrale du Congo · Banque centrale du Congo — Historique de la banque; Revue belge de numismatique (1923) · Revue belge de numismatique (1923) — Monnaies métalliques employées au Congo C792 ↗
- Christian Lejeune and Louis Dierickx · Des obligations contractées au Congo, JournaldesTribunaux,1April 1962,217–221 C1462 ↗
- Revue belge de numismatique (1923) · Revue belge de numismatique (1923) — Monnaies métalliques employées au Congo C793 ↗
- Revue belge de numismatique (1923) · Revue belge de numismatique (1923) — Monnaies métalliques employées au Congo C794 ↗
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“Congolese franc, pre-1967.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000248.html