Belgian Congo 500 Francs banknote 1957
Central Bank of the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi
Banque Centrale du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi
Centrale Bank van Belgisch Congo en Ruanda-Urundi
Banque Centrale du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi
Centrale Bank van Belgisch Congo en Ruanda-Urundi
Obverse: Ships dockside at Leo-Kinshasa. The cranes at the wharf are made in Antwerp and named "Le Titan Anversois".
Reverse: Africans transporting fruit in a dugout canoe.
Watermark: Lion's head.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd, London England.
Belgian Congo banknotes - Belgian Congo paper money
1955-1959 Issue
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