Belgian Congo 5 Francs 1942-Jun-10

10-06-42 BANQUE DU CONGO BELGE CINQ FRANCS PAYABLES A VUE DEUXIÈME ÉMISSION - 1942 LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTREFACTEUR DES TRAVAUX FORCES

Two-tone printing on the front and back, predominantly red and green. 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 ON SIGHT”. Overprint in black in the center: “DEUXIÈME ÉMISSION - 1942”. 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. Order number is printed twice in black; signatures are printed in red. At the bottom, the article of the penal code is printed on three lines at the edge of the frame.

BANK VAN BELGISCH CONGO “TWEEDE UITGIFTE - 1942”. VIJF FRANK BETAALBAAR OP ZICHT DE NAMAKER WORDT DOOR DE WET MET DWANGARBEID GESTRAFT

Printing in red 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. Overprint in black in the center: “TWEEDE UITGIFTE - 1942”.