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20 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Congo |
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| Year | 1961-1962 |
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| Value | 20 Francs |
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| Obverse description | A seated female figure in intaglio vignette occupies the right side of the note, set against an ornate circular guilloche pattern at centre. Two decorative laurel branches flank the upper portion of the design, with the large numeral '20' in blue-green to the left and the word 'francs' below it. The date and a facsimile signature above the title 'LE GOUVERNEUR' appear in a panel along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | A large stylised tropical tree with an elaborate spreading canopy dominates the centre of the note in multicolour intaglio, its roots and trunk rendered in fine detail against guilloche underprint. A blank circular watermark zone is positioned to the left of the tree trunk. The commemorative date '30 JUIN 1960' appears along the lower margin, flanked by the numeral '20' at lower left and the serial number prefix at upper left. |
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| Signature(s) | Signature 1 |
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