1888 1C, RB MS65RB Certification #27188852, PCGS #947405

Belgium Congo, Free State, 1 Centime Dated 1888, PCGS MS65RB. Congo Free State was a corporate entity, owned and controlled exclusively by King Leopold II of Belgium from 1885 to 1908, at which time the country became the Belgium Congo, with power over the country residing in the Belgium Parliament. In 1960, after riots, the country became independent.