Reference:
Pick: #14 , The Banknote Book: B211
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Description
Katanga. National Bank of Katanga. 1962 Issues. Ministerial Decree No. 50/385. Date: 26.02.1962. Dimensions: 156 x 75 mm. Watermark: elephant. Material: paper. Solid security thread. Printer: Johan Enschedé and Zonen, Netherlands. Multicolored front and back printing, predominantly blue and green. Description of the front: decorative background made up of geometric patterns. Texts in French. Value "1,000" in the corners. On the right, a woman carrying a baby on her back works picking cotton. Date and place in gray in the center. Prefix and numbering in red. Watermark on the left in a rosette with a red outline. Combination of signatures for the Board of Chairmans: Placide Kitambala / Mwilambwe. Description of the back: decorative background composed 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.