Congo Postcard:King Baudouin Royal Visit Coquilhatville Chocolat Cote D’OrXT4570

This historic promotional postcard captures a group of young Congolese women in Coquilhatville holding small Belgian flags during the historic 1955 royal visit of King Baudouin. The women are dressed in matching celebratory yellow pagne garments featuring the printed effigy of the sovereign to mark the official state occasion. The image offers an important historical window into late colonial-era Belgian Congo administration, royal tour pageantry, and commercial chocolate trade insert card advertising.

This is a non standard size postcard which was published by Chocolat Cote d'Or / Marci. The postcard was made in Belgium. This is an unused postcard.

This postcard has a slight light curved surface crease.


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