500 Francs
| Issuer | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-date) |
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| Year | 2002-2022 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1998-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 150 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date)Hôtel des Monnaies, Kinshasa, Congo (1987-date)Orell Füssli, Zurich, Switzerland (1519-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#96 |
| Obverse description | Miners and diamond at left. 3 diamonds at right. |
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| Obverse lettering |
500F BANQUE CENTRALE DU CONGO CINQ CENTS FRANCS (Translation: Five Hundred Francs Central Bank of Congo) |
| Reverse description | |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DU CONGO 500F FIVE HUNDRED LE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNI DE SERVITUDE PENALE MIA TANO 500F |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Head of an Okapi (Okapia johnstoni) - relative of a giraffe that resembles a zebra. |
| Variants | There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint ""in silver"" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000. |
| Numisquare ID | 3811674090 |
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