5 Francs

Issuer	Banque du Congo Belge
Year	1914-1924
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse lettering	Bank du Congo Belge Cinq Francs Payables a vue a Elizabethville La loi punit le contrefacteur des travaux forcés (Translation: Bank of the Belgian Congo Five Francs Payable on sight in Elizabethville The punishment for counterfeiting is forced labor)
Reverse description	The Dutch-language reverse is printed in dark blue intaglio on a dense guilloche underprint with foliate corner ornaments. A central oval vignette encloses a scene of an elephant and a lion in a jungle landscape. The denomination "VIJF FRANK" appears in a cartouche below the vignette, with the payable location "ELISABETHVILLE" in large lettering beneath, and the printer's imprint "WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDRES" in small text at the very bottom.
Reverse lettering	Bank van Belgisch Congo Vijf Frank Betaalbaar op Zicht te Elisabethville De Namaker Wordt Door de Wet Met Dwangarbeid Gestraft (Translation: Bank of the Belgian Congo Five Francs Payable on sight in Elisabethville The punishment for counterfeiting is forced labor)
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