BELGIAN CONGO. Upper Katanga Union Mining Company 50th Anniversary Bronze Medal, 1956. CHOICE UNCIRCULATED.Lippens/van Keymeulen 148. By G. A. Brunet. Diameter: 85mm. Obverse: Foundry crucible superimposed over map of the Belgian Congo; concentric legends about the inset field listing mined ores; signature below; perimeter legend on raised wide rim; Reverse: Engineer with calipers and gear, students to left and right, open book on table; perimeter legend; Edge: FONSONI. At its peak, the colonys tax on the mining companys exports constituted half of the Congolese government revenue. Well-executed and in an excellent state of preservation.Donated to the American Numismatic Society to be sold to benefit its programs.
