Catalog
100 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi |
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| Year | 1952-1954 |
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| Currency | Franc (1960-1967) |
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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. |
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| 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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