BELGIAN CONGO. General Thys / Congo Railway Bronze Medal, ND (after 1932). UNCIRCULATED.By Bonnetain; Diameter: 60mm. Obverse: Bare-head bust of General Thys left, perimeter legend to left and right, birth and death dates below bust; signature on truncation; Reverse: Belgian Railway symbol above, nine-line legend below; perimeter legend; Edge: Plain. Albert Thys was a Belgian businessman central to the economic development of the Congo Free State and Belgian Congo. Among other activities, he was responsible for railroad construction in the colony.Donated to the American Numismatic Society to be sold to benefit its programs.
