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Katanga Cross

A Katanga cross, also called a ''handa'', is a cast copper cross which was once used as a form of currency in parts of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Katanga crosses were made in various sizes, typically about 20 cm (8 inches) across, and weighing about 1 kilogram (2 pounds). The name derives from Katanga, a rich copper mining region in the south-eastern portion of the DRC.〔(Joel Anderson, ''The Unusual Katanga Cross'' )〕
These X-shaped ingots were cast by local coppersmiths by pouring molten copper into sand molds.
==Original value==
During its period of currency, a Katanga cross would buy about 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of flour, five or six fowls, or six axes. Ten would buy a gun.()

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