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a group of medals including a cross, medal, and other itemsan assortment of medals including a star, a medal, and other items
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65 - Set: - four antique Katanga (Handa) crosses Copper, weathere…
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Estimate €50 - €80
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Description
Set: - four antique Katanga (Handa) crosses Copper, weathered Katanga region, south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.1, 3, 1.9 and 1.6 cm Small copper coins, among the earliest forms of this type of currency, which appeared as early as the 14th century in the Katanga region. Used for everyday trade and as dowries. Also included: - Order of Agricultural Merit, Officer’s grade - War Cross 1939–1945 - Coat of arms badge (metal badge with heraldic decoration Provenance: Collected in Katanga (Belgian Congo) between 1952 and 1970 by Charles Mahauden, a Belgian colonial administrator nicknamed Kisongokimo by the Grand Chief of the Baluba. Author of: Mahauden, Charles, Kisongokimo — Hunting and Magic among the Balubas, Paris, Flammarion, ‘L’Aventure vécue’ series, 1965, 252 pp.
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About the sale Journey Across the Continents (sale without live performance)
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Auction time 09/10/2026 at 1:00 PM
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