A Katanga Cross ( French: croisette du Katanga ), wanda kuma ake kira handa, shi ne simintin tagulla da aka samu a cikin siffar giciye mai hannu da shuni wanda a da ake amfani da shi azaman kudin waje a wasu sassan kasar da ake kira Jamhuriyar Dimokaradiyyar Kwango (DRC) a rana ta 19 da farkon wannan shekara. Karni na 20. An yi giciye na Katanga da girma dabam dabam, yawanci kusan 20 centimetres (7.9 in) a fadin, kuma yana auna kusan 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) ku.[1] Sunan ya samo asali ne daga Katanga, yanki mai arzikin tagulla a yankin kudu maso gabas na DRC.

Katanga Cross
A mold na Katanga Cross.
Katanga Cross

Maƙeran tagulla na gida ne suka jefa waɗannan ingots masu siffar X ta hanyar zuba narkakkar tagulla a cikin ƙera yashi .[ana buƙatar hujja]

Ƙimar asali

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A lokacin kudin sa, giciye na Katanga zai sayi kimanin 10 kilograms (22 lb) na gari, tsuntsaye biyar ko shida, ko gatari shida. Goma zai sayi bindiga. [Opitz-p.124][ana buƙatar hujja]

Amfanin zamani

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A cikin 1960, Katanga ba tare da izini ba ya balle daga sabuwar 'yantacciyar Kongo-Léopoldville kuma ta ayyana kanta a matsayin Jihar Katanga . Jihar Katanga ta yi amfani da giciye a matsayin alamar ƙasa; giciye jajayen katanga guda uku sun bayyana a saman tutarta. Tsabar kudi da Katanga ya fitar a cikin 1961 kuma sun nuna giciyen Katanga. An hade jihar Katanga da tilas da Kongo a shekarar 1963.

  1. "The Unusual Katanga Cross". www.pcgs.com. Retrieved 2017-09-17.

Kara karantawa

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  • de Maret, Pierre (1981). "L'Evolution Monetaire du Shaba Central Entre le 7e et le 18e Siecle". African Economic History. 10: 117–49. JSTOR 3601297.