Currency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 Congolese franc banknote 1997
Central Bank of the Congo - Banque Centrale du Congo
Obverse: View of the Gecamines copper mine at left. Monogram of the Central Bank of Congo at center.
Signature: Jean-Claude Masangu-Mulongo (Le Gouverneur).
Reverse: Prisoners Patrice Lumumba and his companions seated with hands tied behind backs.
Watermark: Single Okapi head or multiple Okapi heads repeated vertically.
Colors: Deep purple and blue-violet on multicolored underprint.
Date of Issue: 01 November 1997.
Size: 150 x 70 mm.
Printed: Giesecke & Devrient, Germany.