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2 Francs
| Issuer | Banque du Congo Belge |
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| Year | 1942 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black on white paper, the obverse is enclosed within an elaborate guilloche border and carries the issuing authority BANQUE DU CONGO BELGE in letterpress across the top. The central cartouche bears the denomination DEUX FRANCS above a scroll inscribed PAYABLES A VUE, flanked by tropical foliate ornaments and a lower-right device incorporating a stylised animal skull and the conjoined CB bank monogram. The numeral 2 appears in the lower-left corner, with the anti-counterfeiting legend LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTREFACTEUR DES TRAVAUX FORCES along the lower margin and the printer imprint HORTORS LIMITED AFRIQUE DU SUD at the foot. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, also rendered in black on white paper, mirrors the obverse guilloche border treatment and presents the Dutch-language issuer name BANK VAN BELGISCH CONGO in bold letterpress at the top. The central panel carries the denomination TWEE FRANK within a cartouche alongside the payability legend BETAALBAAR OP ZICHT and manuscript signature lines, with the numeral 2 repeated in each lateral panel. The lower margin bears the Dutch anti-counterfeiting warning DE NAMAKER WORDT DOOR DE WET MET DWANGARBEID GESTRAFT. |
| Reverse lettering | BANK VAN BELGISCH CONGO TWEE FRANK BETAALBAAR OP ZICHT DE NAMAKER WORDT DOOR DE WET MET DWANGARBEID GESTRAFT |
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