Currency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 10 Congolese francs banknote 2003
Central Bank of the Congo - Banque Centrale du Congo
Obverse: "Apui-tete Chef Luba" Apui-tete Chief Luba wood carving of couple "Tête-à-Tête" (French for "face to face", literally "head to head"); Monogram of the Central Bank of Congo at center. Denominations in numerals are in three corners.
Dated 30. June 2003. Signature of Jean-Claude Masangu Mulongo (as LE GOUVERNEUR). Solid security thread. 5-pointed star as registration device. One horizontal and one vertical 7-digit serial number on front, both having a double letter prefix, a single letter suffix and numerals of the same size.
Reverse: "Coupe en Bois Luba" Bois Luba wood carved figure with bowl at right. Denominations in numerals are in three corners.
Watermark: Single Okapi head or multiple Okapi heads repeated vertically.
Main color: Olive-brown, olive-green, and deep blue-green on multicolored underprint.
Size: 150 x 70 mm.
Printer: HdMK - Hôtel des Monnaies, Kinshasa (Congo, Democratic Republic).