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5 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi |
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| Year | 1952-1953 |
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| Size | 120 x 95 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DU CONGO BELGE ET DU RUANDA-URUNDI CINQ FRANCS PAYABLES A VUE LE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNI DE SERVITUDE PÉNALE |
| Reverse description | The central vignette, set within an oval frame, presents an intaglio scene of an elephant with raised trunk standing over a reclining hippopotamus amid tropical foliage, executed in fine engraving in dark blue-green tones. The denomination VIJF FRANK appears in a rectangular panel below the vignette, with the Dutch-language issuing authority legend arching across the top in bold lettering. Elaborate guilloche lacework borders fill all four corners, and duplicate manuscript signatures for De Eerste-Directeur and De Gouverneur appear below the denomination panel. |
| Reverse lettering | CENTRALE BANK VAN BELGISCH-CONGO EN RUANDA-URUNDI VIJF FRANK BETAALBAAR OP ZICHT DE NAMAKER WORDT MET STRAFDIENST GESTRAFT. |
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