Coins of Africa of 1961

Coins of Africa of 1961: 9 records in the reference. By metal: bronze — 4, brass — 2, aluminum — 1, cupronickel (copper-nickel) — 1. By denomination: franc — 5, cent — 2, shilling — 1, centavo — 1. By country: Democratic Republic of the Congo — 3, East Africa — 1, Angola — 1, West Africa (BCEAO) — 1. Reference prices run from 13 600 to 101 200 roubles. Every entry carries photographs of both sides, metal, fineness, weight, diameter, mintage and catalogue numbers after Bitkin, Uzdenikov and Conros. The year of striking appears on the coin itself and, together with the mint, defines the variety. Coins of one year from different mints differ by the letters below the truncation and by die details, and prices between varieties differ several times over.