At the end of the 19th century, the Congo, with its territory 80 times bigger than Belgium, became the personal property of King Leopold II of Belgium. After the 1885 Berlin Conference, Leopold II was internationally recognised as the sovereign of the Congo Free State. In other words, he became the absolute sovereign ruler of the free State, with sovereignty being fully incarnated in the king’s persona.
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- Room 12 – The journey of a payment
- Room 13 – Central banks, a question of confidence
- Room 14 – Purchasing power down the years
- Room 15 – Money and imagination
- Room 2 & 3 – Money moving on
- Room 4 – The Euro banknotes and coins
- Room 5 – What is the role of the National Bank?
- Room 6 – What does your money buy?
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