Belgian Congo, Rwanda and Urundi 20 Francs 1953-Dec-15

BANQUE CENTRALE DU CONGO BELGE ET DU RUANDA-URUNDI VINGT FRANCS PAYBLES A VUE 14-04-54 20 FRANCS LE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNI DE SERVITUDE PENALE

Printing predominantly green and orange. Texts in French. Frame composed of repeating guilloche patterns with the value “20 FRANCS” in the lower right corner. On the upper edge, the issuing institute “BANQUE CENTRALE DU CONGO BELGE ET DU RUANDA-URUNDI” and the Congolese star in the center. Below, the value “VINGT FRANCS” and the words “PAYABLE A VUE” and the signatures printed in black. On the left, the profile portrait of a young Mangbetu woman. In the background, a man looks at the Kalule waterfall located in Katanga. The series and number of the ticket are printed twice in black. The note is dated in black on the lower border. The article of the penal code is printed in green in the frame at the bottom. A single combination of signatures with Prime Director Hector Martin and Governor Paul Charles. On the right, the watermark and monogram of the bank “CCB”.

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

Green on red-pink underprint. Texts in Dutch. Frame composed of geometric “V” shapes. On the left, the watermark in a Congolese star. Above, the bank monogram “CCB”. In the center, a view of the Queen Astrid research institute in Kinshasa. On the right, a young warrior with his spear stands guard in the shade of a tree.