20 Centimes 1910 [Democratic Republic of the Congo / Belgian Congo]

Coins-Africa

Reverse
In the central part, the state symbol of the Belgian Congo — an image of a five-pointed star. To the left of the top ray, along the border of dots, the number 20; to the right, the inscription 'C.', meaning 'twenty centimes'. On either side of the star are three rosettes in the form of five-pointed stars, arranged vertically. Below the lower rays, the year of minting '1910'.
Obverse
Around the edge of the coin — decorative raised dots. Along the arc of the coin's edge on the left, an inscription in Dutch 'BELGISCH - CONGO'; on the right in French '★★CONGO BELGE', meaning Belgian Congo, separated at the top and bottom by two rosettes in the form of a dot. In the central part, evenly spaced around the hole, are 5 stylized monograms of the monarch, King Albert I.