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500 Francs 'Moise Tshombé'

Issuer Banque Nationale du Katanga
Year 1960
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description Portrait of Moise Tshombé in an oval guilloche vignette at right, facing three-quarters left. A rectangular denomination panel displaying '500' in intaglio occupies the centre-left, flanked by intricate guilloche scrollwork underprint. The date 'ELISABETHVILLE 31.10.60' appears at top, with the serial number printed twice and a manuscript signature below the central panel.
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Reverse description An oval vignette at left encloses an intaglio rendering of a modernist circular public building, surrounded by radiating guilloche work. To the right, a rectangular denomination panel displays '500' within layered guilloche borders. A manuscript signature appears below the central design.
Reverse lettering BANQUE NATIONALE DU KATANGA CINQ CENTS FRANCS PAYABLES A VUE
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