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| Belgian Congo 100 Francs banknote |
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| Belgian Congo 100 Franc note |
Currency of the Belgian Congo 100 Francs banknote of 1920, issued by the Bank of Belgian Congo, Matadi - Banque du Congo Belge - Bank van Belgisch Congo.
Belgian Congo banknotes, Belgian Congo paper money, Belgian Congo bank notes.
Obverse: African woman standing holding portrait of Goddess Ceres and young african boy seated on rock and elephant tusks and bananas, pineapples belong, Allegorical women representing Belgium wearing a dress with golden stars on a navy blue backdrop - her dress in Belgian Congo Flag colors. The original design for the flag was allegedly created by the famed explorer Henry Morton Stanley and the layout consists of a blue background with a five-pointed gold star centered on it, with the star supposedly being symbolic of the "light of civilization" now shining brightly in darkest Africa.
Reverse: African woman and child - African woman rubbing the corn between two stones for obtain flour, African Congo warrior with spear at right.
