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50 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi |
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| Year | 1957-1959 |
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| Currency | Franc (1960-1967) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Leopard's head |
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The Banque Centrale du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi was itself a short-lived institution — established in 1952 to replace the earlier Banque du Congo Belge, it existed barely a decade before decolonization dismantled the entire monetary arrangement. These 1957–1959 notes were among the last printed before the Congo's independence in June 1960 triggered a rapid succession of issuing authorities and currency reforms.
Bradbury Wilkinson's New Malden facility handled security printing for dozens of colonial and post-colonial currencies during this period, and their work for Belgian Africa was no exception in quality. The watermark remains the sole security feature — modest by contemporary standards, but consistent with how the series was specified from the outset.