Belgian Congo 5 Francs 1924-Dec-03

BANQUE DU CONGO BELGE CINQ FRANCS PAYABLE A VUE A ELIZABETHVILLE 2-12-24 LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTRAFACTEUR DES TRAVAUX FORCES J. VERPLANCKE INV M. POORTMAN GRAV.

Polychrome printing, predominantly red, blue and green. Texts in French. Frame decorated with small 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 À”. Four possible emission locations: STANLEYVILLE, LÉOPOLDVILLE, MATADI and ELIZABETHVILLE. On the left, vegetation, palm trees and the huts of a Congolese village. On the right, the watermark. The ticket number is printed in black. Signatures are printed in black. At the bottom, the article of the penal code is printed on three lines in a pediment.

BANK VAN BELGISCH CONGO VIJF FRANK BETAALBAAR OP ZICHT TE DE NAMAKER WORDT DOOR DE WET MET DWANGARBEID GESTRAFT J. VERPLANCKE INV G. MINGUET GRAV.

Frame with the Congolese star in yellow in the corners. On the left, palm branches and watermark. In the center, a steamboat on the Congo River. Texts in Dutch.