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5 Francs
| Issuer | Banque du Congo Belge |
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| Year | 1914-1924 |
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| Value | 5 Francs |
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| Obverse description | The French-language face bears the bank name at top and the date of issue in the upper right. The serial number appears to the left of the denomination, with the anti-counterfeiting warning legend in the lower portion. The printer's imprint is centered at the bottom. |
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| Obverse lettering | Bank du Congo Belge Cinq Francs Payables a vue a Elizabethville La loi punit le contrefacteur des travaux forcés (Translation: Bank of the Belgian Congo Five Francs Payable on sight in Elizabethville The punishment for counterfeiting is forced labor) |
| Reverse description | The Dutch-language reverse is printed in dark blue intaglio on a dense guilloche underprint with foliate corner ornaments. A central oval vignette encloses a scene of an elephant and a lion in a jungle landscape. The denomination "VIJF FRANK" appears in a cartouche below the vignette, with the payable location "ELISABETHVILLE" in large lettering beneath, and the printer's imprint "WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDRES" in small text at the very bottom. |
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