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| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 10 Francs |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a Luba headrest sculpture known as 'Appui-Tête Chef Luba' (Tête-à-Tête), rendered in intaglio, occupying the left portion of the note against a guilloche underprint with repeated 'REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO' microtext. The bank monogram 'BCC' appears in a diamond-shaped guilloche cartouche at centre-right, with denomination numerals '10' in contrasting teal and olive at lower left and lower right. Date '01.11.1997' and the signature of Gouverneur Masangu Mulongo appear at lower centre-right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DU CONGO DIX FRANCS 10 F |
| Reverse description | A Luba wooden figure sculpture ('Coupe en Bois Luba') is rendered in intaglio on the right side of the note, set against a geometric patterned background of interlocking diamond motifs in olive and teal tones. The left half of the note carries a lighter guilloche underprint with a diagonal security thread and a small diamond-shaped device at upper centre. Denomination '10 F' appears in each corner, with the word 'KUMI' (ten in Swahili) at lower right. |
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