50 Centimes

50 Centimes - obverse50 Centimes - reverse

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Features

Issuer Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo (1997-date)
Issuing bank Central Bank of the Congo
Period Democratic Republic (1997-date)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1997
Value 50 Centimes
0.50 CDF = USD 0.00018
Currency Franc (1998-date)
Composition Paper
Size 120 × 70 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
216175
References P# 84,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.
P# 84A
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Okapi head at left. Bank monogram at center.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Banque Centrale Du Congo
Cinquante Centimes

Translation:
Central Bank of Congo
50 Centimes

Reverse

Family of Okapis in Okapi Wildlife Reserve at Epulu at left center.

Script: Latin

Lettering: Banque Centrale Du Congo

Translation:
Central Bank of Congo
50 Centimes

Watermark

Single Okapi head or multiple heads repeated vertically.

50 Centimes -  obverse

© Ngdawa (CC BY-NC-SA)

Printers

Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date)
Tumba Bruk, Sweden (1755-date)

Comments

Printer name can be found at lower right on back (barely visible).

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1997-Nov-01  $ 0.54 $ 1.20 $ 1.20 61% P# 84a. Printer: Giesecke & Devrient, Germany.
1997-Nov-01  $ 1.60 34% P# 84A. Printer: Tumba Bruk, Sweden.
1997-Nov-01  0.6% P# 84s; Specimen. As a, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on both sides.

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 50 CentimesPicture 1 of a sold 50 Centimes
Katz
Auction 91
Lot 2372
Internet Archive
8 Aug 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 7.55
(EUR 7.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 50 CentimesPicture 1 of a sold 50 Centimes
Katz
Auction 93
Lot 991
Internet Archive
24 Aug 2023 Undetermined AU Unsold
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