Belgian Congo, Rwanda and Urundi 500 Francs 1953-Apr-15

BANQUE CENTRALE DU CONGO BELGE ET DU RUANDA - URUNDI CINQ CENTS FRANCS PAYABLES À VUE LE PREMIER - DIRECTEUR LE GOUVERNEUR LE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNI SERVITUDE PÉNALE BRADBURY, WILKINSON S C° L° NEW MALVERN, SURREY , ENGLAND

Printing, predominantly orange and purple. Texts in French. Frame composed of repeating guilloche shapes. The value “500” is repeated in two opposite angles. A security background is composed of small repeating intertwined scrolls and a large yellow rosette in the center containing the Congolese star 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 “CINQ CENTS FRANCS”, the words “PAYABLE A VUE” and the signatures printed in black. On the left in a medallion with a decorated outline, the profile portrait of a young Bambuba girl. The series and number of the ticket are printed twice in black. On the right, the watermark with the value “500” above it. 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 DE NAMAKER WORDT MET STRAFDIENST GESTRAFT VIJF HONDERD FRANK BETAALBAR OP ZICHT DE EERSTE - DIRECTEUR DE GOUVERNEUR

Frame composed of geometric patterns and repeating guilloche shapes with the value "500" repeated in the upper corners inside rosettes. Texts in Dutch. The watermark on the left and in the center, an okapi in its living space. Below, the signatures on the front are transferred in black.