[Oe List ...] {Spam?} Katanga crosses

[David Walters]

Re: [Oe List ...] Final Call for Directory Additions/ChangesKatanga crosses.



Katanga crosses were used as currency in the copper mining region of what used to be Zaire, in Africa. They are made of copper and range from about a half-pound to 2.5 popunds. They are also associated with ritual, as they were buried with the dead. The crosses predate Christianity in the area, but missionaries adapted the symbolism of the cross for their own purposes. Katanga was an independent nation for a brief period, from 1960-1963, during which time they issued new national coins, francs, with a picture of the Katanga cross on them! 
  http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/objectmo/ob-9802.htm
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