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5 Francs
| Issuer | Banque du Congo Belge |
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| Year | 1914-1921 |
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| Currency | Franc (1887-1960) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DU CONGO BELGE CINQ FRANCS PAYABLES A VUE A MATADI LE SECRÉTAIRE-GÉNÉRAL LE PRÉSIDENT LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTREFACTEUR DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS |
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| Reverse lettering | BANK VAN BELGISCH CONGO VIJF FRANK BETAALBAAR OP ZICHT TE MATADI DE NAMAKER WORDT DOOR DE WET MET DWANGARBEID GESTRAFT |
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The Banque du Congo Belge was established in 1909, just one year after the Belgian state took formal control of the Congo from Leopold II's privately held regime. This note — issued across a span that runs straight through World War One — reflects a period when the colony's monetary supply was perpetually strained. Waterlow & Sons handled the printing in London, though shipment delays during wartime created genuine gaps in circulation availability in the colony.
The P#4B designation distinguishes this from earlier variants in the series, typically by signature combination. Worth confirming against the specific signatories before cataloging further.