Triton XIX, Lot: 2304. Estimate $10000. Sold for $55000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

COLONIAL AFRICA, Belgian. État indépendant du Congo (Congo Free State). Léopold II. Sovereign, 1865-1908. AV Essai de 5 Francs (37.5mm, 38.36 g, 6h). Bruxelles (Brussels) mint. Dies by F. Dubois. Dated 1896. Draped bust left / Crowned coat-of-arms with leonine supports. Dupriez 1317; KM –. Choice EF. Extremely rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Sotheby’s (4 December 1986), lot 310.