50 Francs

Features

Issuer	Democratic Republic of the Congo › Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-date)
Issuing bank	Central Bank of the Congo (Banque Centrale du Congo)
Period	Democratic Republic (1997-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	2007-2022
Value	50 Francs 50 CDF = USD 0.022
Currency	Franc (1998-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	150 × 70 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Number	N# 203254
References	P# 97, 97A Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 319 Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Tshokwe female mask "Mwana Pwo".

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50F BANQUE CENTRALE DU CONGO 50
CINQUANTE FRANCS
Le Gouverneur
50

Translation:
50F Central Bank of Congo 50
Fifty Francs
The Governor (signature)
(day month year)
50

Reverse

Fishermen village on Congo river. Fish.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50F BANQUE CENTRAL DU CONGO 50F FIFTY
UN VILLAGE DE PECHEURS AU BORD DU FLEUVE CONGO
LE CONTRAFACTEUR EST PUNI DE SERVITUDE PENALE
MAKUMI TANO 50F

Watermark

Head of an Okapi (Okapia johnstoni) - relative of a giraffe that resembles a zebra.

Signatures

Jean-Claude Masangu-Mulongo (JCMM)	Governor
Deogratias Mutombo Mwana Nyembo (DMMN)	Governor
Marie-France Malangu Kabedi Mbuyi (MFMKM)	Governor

Printers

Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date)
Hôtel des Monnaies, Kinshasa, Congo, Democratic Republic of the (1987-date)
Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date)

Comments

The security strip and the printer's information on the reverse can be different, depending on the version of the note.

Below is a 2007-07-31 note with prefix KA and suffix Y, printed by G&D. The printer's mark on the lower right reverse says “GIESECKE & DEVRIENT, MUNICH” and the security strip has “|REP|DEM|DU CONGO|” repeated on it:

Below is a 2013-06-30 note with prefix KD and suffix J, printed by HdM. The printer's mark on the lower right reverse says “HÔTEL DES MONNAIES, B.C.C.” and the security strip is a plain black line:

Below is a 2013-06-30 note with prefix KD and suffix X, printed by HdM. The printer's mark on the lower right reverse says “HÔTEL DES MONNAIES, B.C.C.” and the security strip has “|REP|DEM|DU CONGO|” repeated on it:

Below is a 2020-06-30 note with prefix KE and suffix R, printed by G&D. The printer's mark on the lower right reverse says “G+D Currency Technology” and the security strip has “|REP|DEM|DU CONGO|” repeated on it:

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Date	Signatures	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
2007-Jul-31	JCMM	$ 0.36	$ 1.10	P# 97a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 319a Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	Printer: Giesecke & Devrient; Prefix: KA-KD	27%
2007-Jul-31	JCMM		$ 5.80	P# 97s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 319as Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	Specimen; As a.	0.8%
2013-Jun-30	DMMN	$ 0.70	$ 0.75	P# 97a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 319c Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	Printer: Giesecke & Devrient; Prefix: KE	54%
2013-Jun-30	DMMN		$ 0.87	P# 97A Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 319b Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	Printer: Hôtel des Monnaies; Prefix: KD, Suffix: D-J; with solid security strip	3%
2013-Jun-30	DMMN	$ 0.91	$ 0.91	P# 97A Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 319b Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	Printer: Hôtel des Monnaies; Prefix: KD, Suffix: K-Y and Prefix: KE, Suffix J; with security strip with text	8%
2020-Jun-30	DMMN		$ 0.74	TBB# 319d Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	Printer: Giesecke & Devrient; Prefix: KE	7%
2022-Jan-04	MFMKM		$ 0.58		P#97B Printer: Giesecke & Devrient. Prefix: KF (to confirm)	5%
2022-Jan-04	MFMKM		$ 0.87	TBB# 319f Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	Printer: Hôtel des Monnaies; Prefix: KF	3%
2022-Jan-04	MFMKM		$ 0.82	TBB# 319e Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	Printer: Oberthur Fiduciaire; Prefix: KF	3%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Katz Auction 113 Lot 1028	17 Feb 2024	2007-Jul-31 JCMM – P# 97a, TBB# 319a – Printer: Giesecke & Devrient; Prefix: KA-KD	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 95 Lot 2001	16 Sep 2023	2007-Jul-31 JCMM – P# 97a, TBB# 319a – Printer: Giesecke & Devrient; Prefix: KA-KD	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 102 Lot 1084	28 Nov 2023	2007-Jul-31 JCMM – P# 97a, TBB# 319a – Printer: Giesecke & Devrient; Prefix: KA-KD	UNC	Unsold
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	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Katz Auction 89 Lot 1473	10 Jul 2023	2007-Jul-31 JCMM – P# 97a, TBB# 319a – Printer: Giesecke & Devrient; Prefix: KA-KD	UNC	USD 40.62 (EUR 35.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 64 Lot 129	17 Aug 2022	2007-Jul-31 JCMM – P# 97a, TBB# 319a – Printer: Giesecke & Devrient; Prefix: KA-KD	UNC	USD 31.34 (EUR 27.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 87 Lot 1432	21 Jun 2023	2007-Jul-31 JCMM – P# 97a, TBB# 319a – Printer: Giesecke & Devrient; Prefix: KA-KD	UNC	USD 8.12 (EUR 7.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Katz Auction 99 Lot 3117	31 Oct 2023	2007-Jul-31 JCMM – P# 97s, TBB# 319as – Specimen; As a.	UNC	USD 5.80 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 62 Lot 152	21 Jun 2022	2007-Jul-31 JCMM – P# 97s, TBB# 319as – Specimen; As a.	UNC	USD 5.80 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 64 Lot 139	17 Aug 2022	2007-Jul-31 JCMM – P# 97s, TBB# 319as – Specimen; As a.	UNC	USD 11.61 (EUR 10.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 102 Lot 1085	28 Nov 2023	2013-Jun-30 DMMN – P# 97A, TBB# 319b – Printer: Hôtel des Monnaies; Prefix: KD, Suffix: K-Y and Prefix: KE, Suffix J; with security strip with text	UNC	USD 8.12 (EUR 7.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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