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500 Francs
| Issuer | Banque du Congo Belge |
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| Year | 1941-1945 |
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| Size | 175 x 107 mm |
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| Obverse description | Printed in dark rose-brown on a light guilloche underprint, the obverse centres on an intaglio portrait vignette of an African woman with an elaborate traditional headdress, set within an ornate circular frame. The denomination 500 appears in large numerals at left and right, with the value legend CINQ CENTS FRANCS / PAYABLES A VUE in a panel at lower centre. Multiple serial numbers appear around the note, with two facsimile signatures of Le Directeur au Congo en Afrique at the lower left and right flanking a red stamp. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DU CONGO BELGE CINQ CENTS FRANCS PAYABLES A VUE LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTREFACTEUR DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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| Variants | P#18Aa - without Émission overprint (1941) P#18Ab - Émission 1943 P#18Ac - Émission 1945 |
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