Belgian Congo 500 Francs 1945

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

Brown yellow, and blue (P#18A) or black on multicolor underprint (P#18). Frame composed of repeating patterns with the value “500” repeated in the corners inside rosettes. Vegetation on the sides. On the upper border, the issuing institute “BANQUE DU CONGO BELGE” and below in a circular medallion, the portrait of a young indigenous woman in profile. Overprint in red in the center with the issue and the year. On the sides, two large rosettes containing the value “500”. The series and number of the ticket are printed four times in red. Signatures are printed in black at the bottom. The Congolese star is printed in yellow in a blue rectangle below the value “CINQ CENTS FRANCS” and the words “PAYABLE ON SIGHT”. The article of the penal code is printed in white on one line in the frame.

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

Frame made up of graphic shapes with the value “500” in the corners and sides. Texts in Dutch. Overload in red in the center of the issue (UITGIFTE) and the year. In the center, a young native holding a spear and hidden in the jungle watches a herd of elephants bathing in a river.