According to an article on L’Express dated 1 November 2012, the Banque Centrale du Congo has issued a new 20,000-franc banknote.


B326 (P104): 20,000 francs (US$32)
Yellow. Front: French text; RDC and map as registration device; two giraffes; carved head; holographic patch. Back: French text; palm trees; clusters of palm fruits; two gray crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) birds; BCC and map. Windowed security thread with demetalized RD CONGO. Watermark: Leopard head. Printer: (Unknown). 157 x 72 mm. Paper.
a. 18.02.06. Sig. 1: Mulongo. Prefix/suffix T/A.
Intro: 01.11.2012.
Courtesy of Ricardo Castedo (www.castedos.com).