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5000 Francs

Emittent Conseil Monétaire de la République du Congo
Jahr 1963
Typ Standard circulation banknote
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Vorderseitenbeschreibung Portrait of an African woman in oval vignette at left centre, set against a fine guilloche underprint in olive-green and brown tones. The denomination CINQ MILLE FRANCS is printed in large intaglio lettering at centre, with the date 01.12.63 and serial number above. Two manuscript signatures appear below the central text, with the serial number repeated at lower left.
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Rückseitenlegende CONSEIL MONÉTAIRE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE DU CONGO INSTITUT D'EMISSION CINQ MILLE FRANCS 5000
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Anmerkungen

The Conseil Monétaire de la République du Congo was a transitional institution — a stopgap monetary authority established after independence in 1960 while the new nation worked toward a functioning central bank. These notes were issued during that brief window before the Banque Nationale du Congo took over, giving the series an unusually short official lifespan.

Bradbury Wilkinson's involvement was typical of the period; the New Malden firm printed for dozens of newly independent African states in the early 1960s, often working from designs commissioned under tight political deadlines. At this denomination, circulation was always limited — few ordinary transactions reached 5000 francs — which paradoxically makes heavily used examples more historically interesting than pristine ones.