100 Francs

Issuer	Banque Centrale du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi
Year	1952-1954
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Value	100 Francs
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Obverse description	Central vignette shows two riders mounted on African elephants set against a tropical palm-tree background, rendered in fine intaglio engraving in blue-grey tones. To the left, a large yellow guilloche rosette underprint frames the denomination "CENT FRANCS" and the inscription "PAYABLES A VUE" with two facsimile signature lines below. The bank title "BANQUE CENTRALE DU CONGO BELGE ET DU RUANDA-URUNDI" runs across the top, with the numeral "100" repeated in each corner.
Obverse lettering	BANQUE CENTRALE DU CONGO BELGE ET DU RUANDA-URUNDI CENT FRANCS PAYABLES A VUE LE GOUVERNEUR LE PREMIER-DIRECTEUR LE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNI DE SERVITUDE PÉNALE WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDRES (Translation: CENTRAL BANK OF BELGIAN CONGO AND RUANDA-URUNDI ONE HUNDRED FRANCS PAYABLE AT SIGHT THE GOVERNOR THE FIRST DIRECTOR THE COUNTERFEITER IS PUNISHED WITH PENAL SERVITUDE WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDON)
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Reverse lettering	CENTRALE BANK VAN BELGISCH-CONGO EN RUANDA-URUNDI HONDERD FRANK BETAALBAAR OP ZICHT DE EERSTE-DIRECTEUR DE GOUVERNEUR DE NAMAKER WORDT MET STRAFDIENST GESTRAFT. WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDRES (Translation: CENTRAL BANK OF BELGIAN CONGO AND RUANDA-URUNDI ONE HUNDRED FRANCS PAYABLE AT SIGHT THE FIRST DIRECTOR THE GOVERNOR THE COUNTERFEITER IS PUNISHED WITH PENAL SERVITUDE. WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDON)
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