Belgian Congo 5 Francs 1920-Mar-02

BANK DU CONGO BELGE CINQ FRANCS PAYABLES A VUE A ELISABETHVILLE LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTREFACTEUR DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS

Two-tone printing on the front and back, predominantly black and blue. 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.

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

Printing in blue monochrome. 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.