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20 000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2006-2022 |
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| Reference(s) | P#104 |
| Obverse description | At centre-right, a large intaglio vignette of a traditional African carved ceramic vessel with a stylised human face occupies the dominant position, set against a fine guilloche underprint in ochre and gold tones. To the left, a vignette of two giraffes stands in a savanna landscape. The bank title BANQUE CENTRALE DU CONGO appears at top centre, with the denomination VINGT MILLE FRANCS along the lower margin and the numeral 20000 in large figures at lower left and upper right. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents two grey crowned cranes in full profile against a background of palm trees laden with date clusters, rendered in detailed intaglio engraving over a warm ochre and yellow guilloche underprint. A map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo appears at upper right alongside the bank title. The denomination is expressed in multiple languages across the lower left margin. |
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The Banque Centrale du Congo has operated under extraordinary pressure since its reconstitution following the end of Mobutu's Zaire — a period in which the country burned through multiple currency reforms and hyperinflationary collapses within a single generation. The 20,000 franc denomination reflects the scale of that damage; it exists because smaller notes became functionally useless for ordinary transactions, not because of any particular prosperity.
Two governors' signatures appear across the P#104 series. Masangu Mulongo held the post through much of the post-war stabilization period; Mutombo Mwana Nyembo succeeded him in 2013 and oversaw subsequent printings through the series run.