2022 DR Congo 50 Francs Banknote Mask Fishing Village P-96b
2022 DR Congo 50 Francs Banknote Mask Fishing Village P-96b
Issued by the Central Bank of Congo (Banque Centrale du Congo) under the printed authorization date of January 4, 2022 (04.01.2022), this legal tender 50 Francs Congolais banknote carries the authorized facsimile signature of Governor Malangu Kabedi Mbuyi (Le Gouverneur). Cataloged internationally in the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money as Pick #96b (P-96b) and The Banknote Book as B321b, this brown and multicolor emission is printed by the HĂŽtel des Monnaies in Kinshasa. The obverse features an engraved depiction of a ceremonial Tshokwe (Chokwe) carved wooden mask ("Masque Tshokwe"), representing ancestral spirits and profound Central African artistic traditions, positioned alongside the interlaced BCC monogram emblem, geometric microtext backgrounds, and vertical red letterpress serial numbering (KF 2801040 P). The reverse depicts a traditional Congolese riverine fishing settlement ("Un village de pĂȘcheurs au bord du fleuve Congo") nestled beneath palm and rainforest canopy, showing local fishermen in a dugout pirogue canoe along the Congo River with three native fish swimming below, accompanied by Lingala denomination text ("Makumi Tano"), English text ("Fifty"), and the statutory legal penal code warning. Security features include an Okapi head watermark profile, electrotype denomination lettering, microprinted borders, and intricate multicolor guilloche lathework underprints. This banknote serves as a key modern type specimen for collections focusing on Central African currency, indigenous ethnographic art, and African riverine landscape motifs.
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