CONGO 1965 TYPE 2 Gold: 10, 20, 25, 50 and 100 Frs Independence Proof Set PCGS

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TYPE 2 set: Proof
100 FRANC - PF67 CAMEO, PCGS
50 FRANC - PR66 CAMEO, PCGS
25 FRANC - PR66 CAMEO, PCGS
20 FRANC - PF65 CAMEO, PCGS
10 FRANC - PF65 CAMEO, PCGS
(Total AGW = 1.913 oz.)
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First Gold coins of the Congo and the first coins to feature a Congolese head-of-state after Independence from Belgium - President Joseph Kasa-Vubu.
THE Congo's 1965 Gold 5-piece proof set, exists in two versions. The TYPE 1 set, anchored by the 100 Franc coin with the TYPE 1 reverse [100 FRS (abbreviated)] was issued in packaging bearing French text.
The TYPE 2 proof set was issued in a different style of packaging with text in English. The reverse of the TYPE 2 100 Franc coin displays "FRANCS" spelled out and is in a different position than the denomination placement on the TYPE 1 coin.
The other 4 coins in both the TYPE 1 and TYPE 2 proof sets are identical [KM#2-5]. While It is challenging to find either proof set in original packaging, the TYPE 1 set is particularly elusive. Many of these sets have been broken out into single coins and it is most common to find them in that manner in the marketplace. Gold Content:100Frs(.9334oz.), 50Frs(.4667 oz.), 25Frs(.2333 oz.), 20Frs(.1867 oz.), 10Frs(.0900 oz.).
The TYPE 2 set listed here started it's NUMISMATIC journey at SPINK & Sons in London - being offered for sale to the public for the first time in the Fall of 1965.
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