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1 000 Francs Katangais
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Katanga |
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| Year | 1962 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | At right, an intaglio vignette of a woman carrying an infant on her back, harvesting cotton in a field, rendered in fine line engraving in blue and brown tones. At left, a large ornate blank cartouche framed by red guilloche scrollwork and geometric Art Deco border motifs serves as the signature and date panel, with the place and date of issue reading ELISABETHVILLE 26 FEVRIER 1962 POUR LE COMITE DE DIRECTION printed below. The denomination MILLE FRANCS KATANGAIS and the clause PAYABLES A VUE appear in bold letterpress at centre. |
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| Protection description | Elephant head watermark visible in the blank areas of the note |
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Katanga's secession from the newly independent Congo lasted from July 1960 until January 1963, when Tshombe's government collapsed under UN military pressure. This 1 000 franc note was issued in 1962, meaning it circulated for a matter of months before the franc katangais became worthless — the entire currency system was abolished when the province was forcibly reintegrated.
Enschedé in Haarlem handled the full series, a logical choice given Belgian colonial printing networks still dominant in central African banking at the time. Two signature combinations appear on P#14, suggesting at least two distinct print runs or authorization changes during that compressed final year.