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500 Francs Katangais
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Katanga |
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| Year | 1962 |
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| Printer | Joh. Enschedé en Zonen, Haarlem, Netherlands |
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| Obverse description | An intaglio vignette at right portrays a seated male figure tending a smelting furnace with an open flame, with tools and a large vessel visible before him, rendered in fine line engraving against a multicolour guilloche underprint. To the left, an ornate scalloped cartouche framed in red serves as the serial number panel, set within an intricate lace-pattern guilloche field in blue and ochre. The date ELISABETHVILLE / 17 AVRIL 1962 and the directive POUR LE COMITE DE DIRECTION appear at centre, accompanied by two manuscript signatures. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE NATIONALE DU KATANGA CINQ CENTS FRANCS KATANGAIS PAYABLES A VUE ELISABETHVILLE 17 AVRIL 1962 POUR LE COMITE DE DIRECTION |
| Reverse description | The left portion of the reverse is dominated by a large circular medallion composed of an elaborate arrangement of stylised tribal masks and crossed spears, rendered in purple, green and grey intaglio engraving with concentric guilloche rings forming a rosette pattern. To the right, a scalloped blank cartouche is set against an overall fine geometric underprint covering the entire field. A small block of legal warning text in French appears at lower right beneath the cartouche. |
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