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| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Congo |
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| Year | 2013-2022 |
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| Printer | Hôtel des Monnaies, Kinshasa, Congo (1987-date) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio vignette of a Kuba-style African mask (inscribed 'MASQUE TSHOKWE / MWANA PWO') at left, against a complex guilloche underprint. Central BCC monogram in brown; bank title 'BANQUE CENTRALE DU CONGO' at top, 'CINQUANTE FRANCS' vertically at left. Governor's signature and date at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Intaglio vignette of a fishing village on the banks of the Congo River at centre-right, with dugout canoes in the foreground and tropical vegetation behind. Denomination '50' in large numerals at left; legend 'UN VILLAGE DE PÊCHEURS AU BORD DU FLEUVE CONGO' below the vignette. Counterfeiting warning in French at lower left; 'MAKUMI TANO' at lower right. |
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| Protection description | Electrotype watermark of the BCC monogram and numeral 50 visible in the right margin; embedded security thread with microprinting running vertically through the note. |
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