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100 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi |
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| Year | 1955-1960 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of King Leopold II of Belgium at left, rendered with fine engraving detail capturing his characteristic long white beard and military dress, set against a guilloche underprint in green and ochre tones. A Belgian lion vignette occupies the upper left, with the numeral 100 in brown at lower left and a large circular guilloche rosette at right forming the watermark window. Two signature lines appear below the central bilingual text, captioned LE GOUVERNEUR and LE PREMIER-DIRECTEUR, with an anti-counterfeiting notice at lower right and the engraver's credit G. MINGUET SC. in the lower margin. |
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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 G. MINGUET SC. |
| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette in brown tones presents two Congolese basket weavers seated on the ground amid woven baskets and palm fronds, with a thatched structure visible in the background. A large multicolour guilloche rosette incorporating a central star motif in green, yellow and teal anchors the upper right, while the denomination numeral 100 appears at upper right and lower left corners. The Dutch-language legends of the issuing authority and legal tender clause are arranged across the upper and lower margins. |
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