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5 Francs
| Issuer | Banque du Congo Belge |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Currency | Franc (1887-1960) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed vignette at left presents an allegorical female figure standing beside a seated child, rendered in red against a guilloche underprint with a green tint to the centre field; the bank title BANQUE DU CONGO BELGE arches across the upper margin in ornate lettering, while the denomination CINQ FRANCS appears in a framed cartouche at right. A black letterpress overprint reading DEUXIÈME ÉMISSION – 1942 runs horizontally across the centre, flanked by two signature lines above the serial number. |
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| Reverse description | Central oval vignette encloses an elephant and a hippopotamus set within a tropical landscape, printed in red and surrounded by an elaborate guilloche border that fills the entire field; the Dutch-language bank title BANK VAN BELGISCH CONGO arches above the vignette, with the denomination VIJF FRANK in a framed panel below. A black letterpress overprint reading TWEEDE UITGIFTE – 1942 is applied horizontally across the centre, with two signature lines and the printer's imprint at the foot. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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