5 Francs Green; with overprint

Obverse

(en) Two-tone printing on the front and back, predominantly grey-green and orange. Texts in French.
Frame of guilloche patterns with the value “5” repeated in the corners. In the center, the issuing institute “BANQUE DU CONGO BELGE” and below the value “CINQ FRANCS” and the words “PAYABLE ON SIGHT”. Black overprint in the center of the issue number and date.
On the left, a young woman seated on a stone column holds a distaff. A child is next to her and both are looking at a beehive on the ground. On the right, a coat of arms with a Congolese star printed in blue in the security background.
The ticket number is printed twice in black; signatures are printed in gray-green. At the bottom, the article of the penal code is printed on three lines at the edge of the frame.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
10-08-43
BANQUE DU CONGO BELGE
CINQ FRANCS
PAYABLES A VUE
QUATRIÈME ÉMISSION - 1943
LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTREFACTEUR
DES TRAVAUX FORCES

Reverse

(en) Gray-green monochrome print.
Guilloche frame with the value “5” on the sides. In the center in a medallion, an elephant and a hippopotamus in the jungle. Texts in Dutch above and below. Black overprint in the center of the issue number and date in Dutch.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
BANK VAN BELGISCH CONGO
VIERDE UITGIFTE - 1943
VIJF FRANK
BETAALBAAR OP ZICHT
DE NAMAKER WORDT DOOR DE WET MET DWANGARBEID GESTRAFT

Printer

See also

• rolnictwo
• słoń
• alegoria

• 5 Francs (Red; "DEUXIEME EMISSION" overprint)
• 5 Francs (Green; without overprint)

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Date			No. printed		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References			Frequency
Undetermined
1943-Jan-10											P# 13Aa Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Troisième Émission 1943; Series: F-K; Signatures: Goeman / Baseleer.		16%
1943-Aug-10											P# 13Ab Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Quatrième Émission 1943; Series: L-P; Signatures: Goeman / Baseleer.		21%
1944-Mar-10						$ 29					P# 13Ac Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Cinquième Émission 1944; Series: S - A/C; Signatures: Goeman / Baseleer.		16%
1947-Apr-10			17 000 000				$ 59	$ 91	$ 250	$ 390	P# 13Ac Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Sixième Émission 1947; Series: A/D - A/V; Signatures: Guillaume / Charles.		56%

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Examples of the type

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1943-Jan-10 – P# 13Aa – (en) Troisième Émission 1943; Series: F-K; Signatures: Goeman / Baseleer. (see more)

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1943-Aug-10 – P# 13Ab – (en) Quatrième Émission 1943; Series: L-P; Signatures: Goeman / Baseleer. (see more)

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1944-Mar-10 – P# 13Ac – (en) Cinquième Émission 1944; Series: S - A/C; Signatures: Goeman / Baseleer. (see more)

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1947-Apr-10 – P# 13Ac – (en) Sixième Émission 1947; Series: A/D - A/V; Signatures: Guillaume / Charles. (see more)

Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 56 Lot 2307	12 Mar 2022	1944-Mar-10 – P# 13Ac – (en) Cinquième Émission 1944; Series: S - A/C; Signatures: Goeman / Baseleer.	VF	USD 41.48 (EUR 36.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 121 Lot 963	18 Apr 2024	1944-Mar-10 – P# 13Ac – (en) Cinquième Émission 1944; Series: S - A/C; Signatures: Goeman / Baseleer.	F	USD 23.05 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 113 Lot 991	17 Feb 2024	1944-Mar-10 – P# 13Ac – (en) Cinquième Émission 1944; Series: S - A/C; Signatures: Goeman / Baseleer.	F	USD 28.81 (EUR 25.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 132 Lot 2985	17 Jul 2024	1947-Apr-10 – P# 13Ac – (en) Sixième Émission 1947; Series: A/D - A/V; Signatures: Guillaume / Charles.	UNC	USD 381.41 (EUR 331.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 59 Lot 2690	23 Apr 2022	1947-Apr-10 – P# 13Ac – (en) Sixième Émission 1947; Series: A/D - A/V; Signatures: Guillaume / Charles.	UNC	USD 397.54 (EUR 345.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 121 Lot 964	18 Apr 2024	1947-Apr-10 – P# 13Ac – (en) Sixième Émission 1947; Series: A/D - A/V; Signatures: Guillaume / Charles.	AU	USD 225.85 (EUR 196.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 104 Lot 799	19 Dec 2023	1947-Apr-10 – P# 13Ac – (en) Sixième Émission 1947; Series: A/D - A/V; Signatures: Guillaume / Charles.	AU	USD 270.79 (EUR 235.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 151 Lot 273	25 Feb 2025	1947-Apr-10 – P# 13Ac – (en) Sixième Émission 1947; Series: A/D - A/V; Signatures: Guillaume / Charles.	XF	USD 116.38 (EUR 101.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 137 Lot 3239	11 Sep 2024	1947-Apr-10 – P# 13Ac – (en) Sixième Émission 1947; Series: A/D - A/V; Signatures: Guillaume / Charles.	XF	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 163 Lot 536	15 Jul 2025	1947-Apr-10 – P# 13Ac – (en) Sixième Émission 1947; Series: A/D - A/V; Signatures: Guillaume / Charles.	VF	USD 58.77 (EUR 51.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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