Belgian Congo. Currency vignettes. Steel. Imprints of American Bank Note Company. Another beautiful pair of currency vignettes, these created for and used on a very rare 500 Franc issued during the period from 1927 to 1945 (Pick-18 and 18A).
The first plate is 3.75 x 4.5 inches, and features the portrait of an indigenous woman, wearing the distinctive and elegant hairstyle of the Mangbetu people. This vignette is used on the face of the note as the central feature of the design.
The second plate is 5.75 x 5 inches, and features a hunting scene with an indigenous hunter stalking a group of elephants, the central vignette on the back of the note. Both plates are beautifully engraved, and nicely preserved. Satiny, lustrous and very attractive. The bank title is imprinted below the vignettes on both plates, "Banque du Congo Belge." Another superb colonial African pair. (Total: 2 pieces)
Engraved identification numbers: SPECIAL-V-63788 and SPECIAL V-63682.
Numbered F8779 on back.
This interesting and worthwhile items, all being one of kind, items that may never be available again.
