Banque du Congo Belge Currency & Banknote Values

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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Banque du Congo Belge series of Belgian Congo in the World Currency contains 238 distinct entries with CPG® values between $7.00 and $7,000.00. The sovereignty of the Etat Independant du Congo (EIC) transferred to the Belgian state on 15 November

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Banque du Congo Belge series of Belgian Congo in the World Currency contains 238 distinct entries with CPG® values between $7.00 and $7,000.00.

The sovereignty of the Etat Independant du Congo (EIC) transferred to the Belgian state on 15 November 1908. A royal decree of 28 December 1908 authorized the Banque Nationale de Belgique (National Bank of Belgium) in Brussels to take over the treasury of the Congo. Belgian notes were used temporarily in the colony, and EIC notes continued to circulate, but were withdrawn after deposit in the treasury.

The Banque du Congo Belge (Bank of the Belgian Congo, BCB) was established 11 January 1909. On 7 July 1911, the Belgian government granted a charter—which was approved by royal decree on 18 July 1911—to the BCB permitting it to issue notes from the initial five branches in Boma, Elisabethville, Kinshasa, Matadi, and Stanleyville, although it never did issue notes from the Boma branch.

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Payable a vue a ELISABETHVILLE Series E 9.10.14 Sig. 2: Dothey/Lepreux

Value Range: $70.00 - $1,200

$70.00 - $1,200

9 1 20

Value Range: $70.00 - $1,200

$70.00 - $1,200

2 6 20

Value Range: $70.00 - $1,200

$70.00 - $1,200

Payable a vue a MATADI Series M 15 10 14 Sig 2: Dothey/Lepreux

Value Range: $150.00 - $300

$150.00 - $300

15 1 20

Value Range: $150.00 - $300

$150.00 - $300

26 6 20

Value Range: $150.00 - $300

$150.00 - $300

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; diagonal ANNULÉ perf; no s/n

Value Range: $1,200 - $1,200

$1,200 - $1,200

Diagonal red SPECIMEN / NO VALUE ovpt front/back; blue WATERLOW & SONS ovpt front; no s/n

Value Range: $1,500 - $1,500

$1,500 - $1,500

Payables a vue a ELISABETHVILLE Prefix E 9 10 14 Sig 2: Dothey/Lepreux

Value Range: $275 - $275

$275 - $275

19 3 19

Value Range: $275 - $275

$275 - $275

2 3 20

Value Range: $275 - $275

$275 - $275

2 6 20

Value Range: $275 - $275

$275 - $275

2 4 21

Value Range: $275 - $275

$275 - $275

2 4 24 Sig 6: Guillaume/Lepreux

Value Range: $275 - $275

$275 - $275

Payables a vue a KINSHASA Prefix K 26 10 14 Sig 2: Dothey/Lepreux

Value Range: $250.00 - $825

$250.00 - $825

19 3 19

Value Range: $250.00 - $825

$250.00 - $825

3 3 20

Value Range: $250.00 - $825

$250.00 - $825

3 6 20

Value Range: $250.00 - $825

$250.00 - $825

3 4 21

Value Range: $250.00 - $825

$250.00 - $825

3 4 24 Sig 6: Guillaume/Lepreux

Value Range: $250.00 - $825

$250.00 - $825

Payables a vue a MATADI Prefix M 15 10 14 Sig 2: Dothey/Lepreux

26 3 20

26 4 21

Payables a vue a STANLEYVILLE Prefix S 30 10 14 Sig 2: Dothey/Lepreux

4 3 20

4 4 21

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; diagonal ANNULÉ perf; no s/n

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; normal s/n

Green (front); diagonal red SPECIMEN / WATERLOW & SONS LTD ovpt; vertical red SPECIMEN / WATERLOW & SONS LTD ovpt; no s/n

Value Range: $1,000 - $1,000

$1,000 - $1,000

Blue and green (front), brown (back); no date; sig 2; no prefix; no s/n

Value Range: $1,000 - $1,000

$1,000 - $1,000

PAYABLES À VUE A ELISABETHVILLE ovpt; 2-12-24 Sig 6: Guillaume/Lepreux Prefix A - C

Value Range: $50.00 - $200.00

$50.00 - $200.00

2-7-26 Prefix C, D

Value Range: $50.00 - $200.00

$50.00 - $200.00

PAYABLES À VUE À LÉOPOLDVILLE ovpt; 3-12-24 Sig 6: Guillaume/Lepreux Prefix A - C

Value Range: $325 - $325

$325 - $325

3-7-26 Prefix C, D

Value Range: $325 - $325

$325 - $325

PAYABLES À VUE À MATADI ovpt; 26-12-24 Sig 6: Guillaume/Lepreux Prefix A - C

Value Range: $80.00 - $1,300

$80.00 - $1,300

26-7-26 Prefix C, D

Value Range: $80.00 - $1,300

$80.00 - $1,300

PAYABLES À VUE À STANLEYVILLE ovpt; 4-12-24 Sig 6: Guillaume/Lepreux Prefix A, B

Value Range: $35.00 - $35.00

$35.00 - $35.00

4-7-26 Prefix C, D

Value Range: $35.00 - $35.00

$35.00 - $35.00

PAYABLES À VUE ovpt without city name; 21-1-29 Sig 7: Guillaume/Franck Prefix E - K

Value Range: $30.00 - $110.00

$30.00 - $110.00

4-4-30 Prefix L - P

Value Range: $30.00 - $110.00

$30.00 - $110.00

Diagonal red SPÉCIMEN ovpt front/back; ELISABETHVILLE ovpt; no date; prefix A

Diagonal red SPÉCIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n

10•09•37 Sig 7: Guillaume/Franck Prefix A - D Intro: 00 05 1938

Value Range: $75.00 - $3,000

$75.00 - $3,000

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; all-zero s/n

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n

No ovpt; no perf; all-zero s/n

PAYABLES A VUE A ELISABETHVILLE ovpt; 10 9 12 Sig 1: Aldenhoven/Lepreux

Value Range: $110.00 - $2,300

$110.00 - $2,300

2 5 14

Value Range: $110.00 - $2,300

$110.00 - $2,300

2 3 17 Sig 2 5: Unknown/Lepreux

Value Range: $110.00 - $2,300

$110.00 - $2,300

2 3 20 Sig 5: Jonas/Lepreux

Value Range: $110.00 - $2,300

$110.00 - $2,300

2 11 20 Sig 6: Guillaume/Lepreux

Value Range: $110.00 - $2,300

$110.00 - $2,300

2 10 25

Value Range: $110.00 - $2,300

$110.00 - $2,300

2 7 26

Value Range: $110.00 - $2,300

$110.00 - $2,300

2 7 27 Sig 7: Guillaume/Franck

Value Range: $110.00 - $2,300

$110.00 - $2,300

PAYABLES A VUE A KINSHASA ovpt; 10 9 12 Sig 1: Aldenhoven/Lepreux

3 5 14

3 3 17 Sig 3: Neukent/Lepreux

3 3 20 Sig 5: Jonas/Lepreux

3 11 20 Sig 6: Guillaume/Lepreux Title: Pr L’Adm teur Délégué, Le Directeur

Title: Le Directeur

PAYABLES A VUE A LÉOPOLDVILLE ovpt; 3 10 25 Sig 6: Guillaume/Lepreux

3 7 26

3 7 27 Sig 7: Guillaume/Franck Title: Le Directeur Géneral