Belgian Congo 100 Francs 1912-Sep-10

BANQUE DU CONGO BELGE CENT FRANCS PAYABLE A VUE LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTREFACTEUR DES TRAVAUX FORCES

Woman standing at left holding portrait of Ceres. Boy on a rock with produce and elephant tusks below. Kneeling woman at right Printing, predominantly blue and yellow. Texts in French. Security background composed of repeating patterns. Double frame with the value “100” in the upper corners. In the center, the issuing institute “BANQUE DU CONGO BELGE” and below the value “CENT FRANCS” and the words “PAYABLE ON SIGHT A”. Five possible emission locations in red: STANLEYVILLE, LÉOPOLDVILLE, MATADI, KINSHASA and ELIZABETHVILLE. On the left, two young boys, one of whom is sitting on a rock. The second, standing, holds a medallion containing the profile of a European woman wearing a diadem. In the foreground, two elephant tusks and exotic fruits are spread on the ground. On the right, a woman, an allegory of Europe, is kneeling and holding a large fabric in her hands. Behind her, some books. The ticket number is printed four times in black. Signatures are printed in blue. The article of the penal code is printed in the center on two lines in a cartridge.

BANK VAN BELGISCH CONGO HINDERD FRANK BETAALBAAR OP ZICHT TE

On the left, the watermark. In the center, a coastal view with a small commercial port and a town in the distance. In the foreground, a kneeling woman and a child. On the right, a fisherman standing with his paddle and fishing net on his shoulder. Texts in Dutch.