Belgian Congo, Rwanda and Urundi 5 Francs 1953-May-15

BANQUE CENTRALE DU CONGO BELGE ET DU RUANDA-URUNDI CINQ FRANCS PAYBLES A VUE 15-09-53 LE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNI DE SERVITUDE PÉNALE

Two-tone printing, predominantly grey-green and orange. Texts in French. Frame of guilloche patterns with the value “5” repeated in the corners. In the center, the issuing institute “BANQUE DU CONGO BELGE” and below the value “CINQ FRANCS” and the words “PAYABLE A VUE”. On the left, a young woman seated on a stone column holds a distaff. A child is next to her and both are looking at a beehive on the ground. On the right, a coat of arms with a Congolese star printed in blue in the security background. The ticket number is printed twice in black; signatures and date are printed in black. At the bottom, the article of the penal code is printed on three lines at the edge of the frame.

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

Gray-green monochrome print. Guilloche frame with the value “5” on the sides. In the center in a medallion, an elephant and a hippopotamus in the jungle. Texts in Dutch above and below.