congo coin

[Guest sue]

hi again chaps, i was just wondering if anyone would know much about this little coin i found in the ground?any info is great, do they have any value? i hope the picture is ok. it is dated 1887 and has 2 ces on one side. the other side says belges sout de letat and then i cant make the rest out it is uncleaned! thanks for looking

[mint_mark 9]

Hi Sue,

Your coin is from Belgian Congo in central Africa, which became Zaire and now the democratic republic of Congo. It is worth very little (much less than a pound) in this condition, but quite unusual to find in the ground I would think!

The full writing is (I think) "Leop. II R. D. Belges Souv De Etat Indep. Du Congo" which, at a guess, means something like "Leopold II king of (R.D. is roi des) Belgian sovereign? independent state of Congo"