Reference:
Pick: #12 , The Banknote Book: B209
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Description
Katanga. National Bank of Katanga. 1962 Issues. Ministerial Decree No. 50/385. Date: 18.05.1962. Dimensions: 136 x 65 mm. Watermark: elephant. Material: paper. Solid security thread. Printer: Johan Enschedé and Zonen, Netherlands. Multicolored front and back printing, predominantly green. Description of the front: decorative background made up of geometric patterns. Texts in French. Value "100" in the corners. On the right, a young woman is picking corn in a field. Date and place in dark green in the center. Prefix and numbering in red. Watermark on the left in a colored rosette. Combination of signatures for the Board of Chairmans: Placide Kitambala / Mwilambwe. Description of the back: decorative background made up of small repeating patterns. Texts in French. On the right, a large rose window made up of tribal masks and spears. Article of the penal code prohibiting the counterfeiting of banknotes at the bottom right under the watermark.