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1000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque du Congo Belge |
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| Year | 1920-1927 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a standing male figure holding a staff amid tropical vegetation at right, with a classical allegorical portrait medallion of Ceres at left, flanked by a putto below. Serial number appears at top and bottom margins, with signatures of Le Directeur and Le Président above a blank oval underprint at lower right. The design is executed in intaglio in a purple-brown palette. |
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| Reverse description | A classically draped allegorical seated female figure holding a lyre occupies the left portion of the note, rendered against an elaborate floral and foliate guilloche border. A central landscape vignette depicts a river scene with waterfall and tropical birds at right. Denomination numerals appear in each upper corner and at lower right within a panel. |
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| Variants | P#12b - Place of issue: Kinshasa 03.11.1920 P#12d - Place of issue: Matadi 26.11.1920 P#12e - Place of issue: Stanleyville 04.11.1920 |
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