Overview

A set of three uncirculated banknotes of the Banque Centrale du Congo – 200, 100 and 50 Francs, all dated 4 January 2022. The fronts show farming, an elephant from Virunga National Park and a traditional Tchokwe mask, while the backs show a telegraph slit-drum, the Inga II dam and a Congo river fishing village. Together the three notes carry a face value of 350 Francs.

Key Features & Details:

• Country: DR Congo
• Issuer: Banque Centrale du Congo
• Currency: Congolese Franc (CDF)
• Set: 3 banknotes – 200, 100 and 50 Francs
• Condition: UNC (Uncirculated) – all notes
• Delivered: The exact notes shown in the photographs

The Notes (highest denomination first):

1. 200 Francs – 4 January 2022

• Front: A farming couple working a field with hoes, labelled “L’Agriculture”, with the bank’s BCC monogram, in lilac and pink
• Back: A slit-drum “telegraph gong” made from a hollow log, with three men beating it beside a lake
• Serial Number: NE 7007938 D

2. 100 Francs – 4 January 2022

• Front: An African elephant from Virunga National Park with the BCC monogram, in blue and green
• Back: The Inga II hydroelectric dam beside a high-voltage pylon, in blue tones
• Serial Number: MF 1822318 C

3. 50 Francs – 4 January 2022

• Front: A carved Tchokwe (Chokwe) mask with the BCC monogram, in pink and brown
• Back: A fishing village on stilts beside the Congo river, with fish in the foreground, in pink and brown tones
• Serial Number: KF 5307604 P

Collector Value:

Colourful Congolese notes with African wildlife, crafts and everyday scenes – a good set for an African banknote collection.

Please Note:

Sold only as one complete set of three notes – the notes are not sold individually. The notes in the photographs, with the serial numbers listed above, are the exact notes you will receive.