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20 Francs
| Issuer | Banque du Congo Belge |
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| Year | 1944 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette portrays a large pirogue manned by seven paddlers on a river, enclosed within lush tropical palm-tree borders and intricate geometric guilloche patterns executed in red-orange intaglio. Serial numbers appear at upper left and right, with the denomination '20 FRANCS' in large numerals at lower left. A black letterpress overprint reading 'CINQUIÈME ÉMISSION-1944' is applied across the vignette, with the date '10.05.44' below and two facsimile signature lines above. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a mahout astride a working elephant amid dense tropical jungle foliage, rendered in red-orange intaglio with ornate guilloche borders and a geometric decorative frame. The denomination '20 FRANK' appears in large numerals at lower right, while an unprinted circular area at left serves as the watermark window. A black letterpress overprint reading 'VYFDE UITGIFTE-1944' is applied across the vignette, with facsimile signature lines above. |
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| Protection description | Elephant's head watermark, visible in the unprinted circular area on the reverse |
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