Belgian Congo 20 Francs 1917-Mar-03

BANQUE DU CONGO BELGE VINGT FRANCS PAYABLE A VUE 20 LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTREFACTEUR DES TRAVAUX FORCES

Printing, predominantly green and yellow. Texts in French. Frame decorated with small patterns. In the center, the issuing institute “BANQUE DU CONGO BELGE” and below the value “VINGTY FRANCS” and the words “PAYABLE A VUE”. In the center, a woman, an allegory of Europe, holds a mace placed on an anvil and at her side an African woman holds an elephant's tusk. At the top left in a medallion, a profile of a European woman wearing a tiara. Below, a coat of arms containing the Congolese star in yellow. On the right, the watermark. The order number is printed twice in black. Signatures are printed in black. The article of the penal code is printed in the center on three lines under the number “20”.

BANK VAN BELGISCH CONGO TWINTIG FRANK BETAALBAAR OP ZICHT DE NAMAKER WORDT DOOR DE WET MET DWANGARBEID GESTRAFT

Frame with the value “20” in the corners and in larger green on the sides. On the left, the watermark. In the center, a view of the huts of a village located on the banks of the Congo River and a canoe on the water with its two passengers. In the center, in the security background, a decorated coat of arms containing the Congolese star. Texts in Dutch.