Belgian Congo, Rwanda and Urundi 1.000 Francs 1955-Apr-01

BANQUE CENTRALE DU CONGO BELGE ET DU RUANDA-URUNDI 15.02.55 MILLE FRANCS PAYBLES A VUE LE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNI DE SERVITUDE PENALE

Printing, predominantly purple and brown. Texts in French. Frame composed of repeating guilloche shapes. The value “1000” is repeated in the corners. A security background is composed of small repeating intertwined scrolls and a large rosette in pink and blue in the center of the note. On the sides, the Congolese star is printed in yellow. On the upper border, the issuing institute “BANQUE CENTRALE DU CONGO BELGE ET DU RUANDA-URUNDI”, then the date of issue in black and below, the value “MILLE FRANCS”, the words “PAYABLE A VUE” and the signatures printed in black. Below, a riverside scene with palm trees, two men in a canoe and houses. On the left in a medallion with a decorated outline, the profile portrait of a young Moliro man. The series and number of the ticket are printed twice in black. On the right, the watermark. At the bottom, the article of the penal code is printed on one line in the frame. Two combinations of signatures with The First Director and The Governor.

CENTRALE BANK VAN BELGISCH-CONGO EN RUANDA-URUNDI DUIZEND FRANK BETAALBAAR OP ZICHT DE NAMAKER WORDT MET STRAFDIENST GESTRAFT

Frame composed of repeating geometric patterns and guilloche shapes with the value "1000" repeated above and below the watermark on the left. Texts in Dutch. In the center, a waterbuck antelope quenches its thirst at the edge of a river. Below, the signatures on the front are transferred in black.