| Issuer |
Belgian Congo ›
Belgian Congo (1908-1960)
|
|---|---|
| Bank emisyjny | Banque du Congo Belge |
| Król |
Leopold III (1934-1951)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1942 |
| Value | 5 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1908-1960) |
| Composition | Papier |
| Size | 102 × 80 mm |
| Shape | Prostokątny |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 258717 |
| References | P# 13 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) Two-tone printing on the front and back, predominantly red and green. 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”. Overprint in black in the center: “DEUXIÈME ÉMISSION - 1942”.
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.
Order number is printed twice in black; signatures are printed in red. At the bottom, the article of the penal code is printed on three lines at the edge of the frame.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
10-06-42
BANQUE DU CONGO BELGE
CINQ FRANCS
PAYABLES A VUE
DEUXIÈME ÉMISSION - 1942
LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTREFACTEUR
DES TRAVAUX FORCES
(en) Printing in red monochrome.
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. Overprint in black in the center: “TWEEDE UITGIFTE - 1942”.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
BANK VAN BELGISCH CONGO
“TWEEDE UITGIFTE - 1942”.
VIJF FRANK
BETAALBAAR OP ZICHT
DE NAMAKER WORDT DOOR DE WET MET DWANGARBEID GESTRAFT
There are similar issues of 5 Francs, with different colors predominating.
Signatures: René Goeman (Le Directeur-Adjoint en Afrique) & Richard Baseleer (Directeur en Afrique).
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 1942-Jun-10 |
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