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50 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a traditional African mask in intaglio, set against a fine guilloche underprint with microtext reading REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO. The bank monogram within a diamond lozenge appears at centre-right, with the issuer's title at top and the denomination numeral 50 at lower left and upper right. |
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| Protection description | Embedded security thread with microprinting; the traditional mask visible when held to light |
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The Banque Centrale du Congo has reissued this denomination repeatedly since the mid-2000s, a pattern driven less by routine replacement cycles than by persistent inflationary pressure and the logistical difficulty of distributing currency across one of the largest and most infrastructure-poor countries in the world. The 2022 date on P#97B places it within an ongoing series rather than marking any distinct monetary event.
Oberthur Fiduciaire's Chantepie facility has handled much of the DRC's note production for years. The security specification here — thread and watermark only — is notably lean for a mid-denomination note of this period, reflecting cost constraints that have consistently shaped the BCC's procurement decisions.