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1000 Francs

Issuer Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale - République Populaire du Congo
Year 1974-1984
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description Intaglio portrait of an elder male figure at right, rendered in fine engraved detail and dressed in traditional ornamented attire, set against a central vignette of an industrial riverside installation with warehouses and loading infrastructure. A large watermark void occupies the left-centre field, flanked by intricate guilloche border panels in blue and terracotta tones. Two signature lines appear in the centre field above the denomination legend at bottom.
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Reverse description Central vignette portrays a commercial aircraft on an airfield tarmac alongside a freight train, evoking the nation's transport infrastructure; a large traditional African mask occupies the left, while an anthropomorphic figurative sculpture stands at right. The composition is framed by stylised chevron-pattern guilloche borders in blue and mauve tones, with a legal warning panel in the lower right corner.
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Protection description Watermark area visible as a blank oval void on both obverse and reverse
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