Currency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 500 Congolese francs banknote 2002
Central Bank of the Congo - Banque Centrale du Congo
Obverse: Three diamond prospectors at work and Large Diamond at left; Monogram of the Central Bank of Congo at center; Three diamonds aligned vertically.
Reverse: Diamond exploitation in Etroite Valley.
Watermark: Single Okapi head or multiple Okapi heads repeated vertically.
Main color: Blue on multicolored underprint.
Size: 150 x 70 mm.
Printed by Giesecke & Devrient, Germany.
Dated 4. January 2002. Signature of Jean-Claude Masangu Mulongo (as LE GOUVERNEUR). Solid security thread with demetalized text. 5-pointed star as registration device. One horizontal and one vertical 7-digit serial number on front, both having a single letter prefix, a single letter suffix and numerals of the same size.