1949 Bank of Belgian Congo Five Francs Banknote Pick# 13B Currency Note XF+

Description: Bank of Belgian Congo 1949 Five Francs Banknote Pick Number 13B Extremely Fine Currency Note or Better For your World Currency Collection-PCU1456 Details Description: A nice extremely fine or better banknote from the Belgian Congo. This is the 18-05-49 five francs currency note issued by the Bank of the Belgian Congo. The banknote is blue-gray on orange underprintt on the front with the image of an allegorical woman sitting on vine-wrapped roman column with a child looking at a beehive. The front is in French and shows the serial number and series in black twice. This particular note has the serial number B/D992499 and shows two signatures. The back is blue-gray and has a central image of an elephant and hippopotamus in the jungle. The back has text in Flemish and two signatures. The note has no watermark neither does it have a security thread. Please carefully review scans presented as they are part and parcel of our description. Date: The note is dated 18-05-49. Printer: Waterlow & Sons, Ltd, London England. Size: The banknote measures ~4" by ~3 1/4". Pick Number: P13B and is listed in the Banknote Book as B210e. Condition: For international buyers, please note that the new US postal rates for overseas shipping are very high and we are unable to change them. Additional charges will be incurred depending on the value of the item. Please check the cost of shipping before bidding. I would grade this banknote as a good extremely fine or better with all the details being very well preserved. The note is intact and clean with bright and vivid colors. It has a central fold and a few creases throughout. The corners are squared with minimum rounding and the edges are intact with minimum observable roughness. The note has no tears or splits, has no pinholes, no graffiti, and has no stains. The note retains quite a bit of its original stiffness, crispiness and sheen. A great example of this rather scarce note, which would make a nice addition to your collection. Please view the scan presented for additional condition information. Our Guarantee Please view our 100% positive feedback and bid with confidence. We guarantee the authenticity, description and condition of the items we sell. We will refund your purchase price if not completely satisfied. Shipping and Handling Buyer pays for careful domestic shipping & handling. Contact us for world-wide international shipping & handling charges. It is our policy to declare the full item price on customs forms. The shipping charges quoted do not include possible customs fees, these are the responsibility of the buyer. Note, packages going overseas can take as long as 3 to 4 weeks to reach their destination, so please be patient and allow sufficient time for your item to reach you. A NOTE ABOUT SHIPPING CHARGES: In an effort to avoid misunderstandings we have always provide our customers with information about the expected cost of shipping and handling for each item, in our ads. Thus these charges should not come as a surprise and as a buyer you implicitly agree to them when you place your bid. We would also like to remind our wonderful customers that shipping cost is more than just the cost of postage. In order to safely ship an item we need to obtain packaging materials, tape, and other supplies. Terms and Conditions: By placing a bid in this auction, you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions: Please e-mail with any questions you have before the end of the auction. The wining bidder will be contacted within 24 hours of auction close via email. We will let you know the total you need to pay based on the final auction price and the S&H charge listed in the ad We ask that you contact us back within three days indicating your intent to complete the sale and giving us a mailing address for shipping the item. Refunds are given for purchase price upon return of the item. Postage and handling fees are non-refundable. Your payment is due to us within 10 days from auction close, unless you notify us in advance of your intent to be late. We will inform you, via e-mail, when we receive your payment and when we ship your item. We expect feedback to be initiated by the bidder upon completion of the transaction at which time we will be pleased to reciprocate. Failure to follow these simple terms will be construed as your desire not to complete the sale. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

Price: 247.77 USD

Location: Skippack, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2025-01-10T14:23:03.000Z

Shipping Cost: 12.95 USD