5 Francs (Green; with overprint) 1943 – 1947 Belgian Congo

🏛️ Ідентифікація монети

Назва: 5 Francs (Green; with overprint)
Назва валюти: 5 Франк
Емітент: Belgian Congo (1908-1960)
Період: Leopold III (House of Belgium) [ Wiki ]
Роки випуску: 1943 – 1947
Тип: Стандартний обіговий
Стан: Демонетизований

⚙️ Технічні характеристики

Матеріал: Paper
Діаметр: 102 мм
Форма: Rectangular

🔹 Аверс

Опис: Two-tone printing on the front and back, predominantly grey-green and orange. 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”. Black overprint in the center of the issue number and date. 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. The ticket number is printed twice in black; signatures are printed in gray-green. At the bottom, the article of the penal code is printed on three lines at the edge of the frame.
Надпис:
10-08-43
BANQUE DU CONGO BELGE
CINQ FRANCS
PAYABLES A VUE
QUATRIÈME ÉMISSION - 1943
LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTREFACTEUR
DES TRAVAUX FORCES

🔸 Реверс

Опис: Gray-green monochrome print. 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. Black overprint in the center of the issue number and date in Dutch.
Надпис:
BANK VAN BELGISCH CONGO
VIERDE UITGIFTE - 1943
VIJF FRANK
BETAALBAAR OP ZICHT
DE NAMAKER WORDT DOOR DE WET MET DWANGARBEID GESTRAFT