Congolese franc
In circulation in DR Congo
- ISO code
- CDF
- Symbol
- FC
- Minor unit
- 100
- Notes
- 5
- Issued by
- Central Bank of the Congo
Notes and coins in circulation
- FC1
- FC5
- FC10
- FC20
- FC50
The Congolese franc’s largest current denomination is FC50, worth about $0.02: the least valuable top note among the 150 circulating currencies we have verified, where the median is $27.18.
Bars are scaled to face value on a log scale, not to physical size. Colours are the issuer’s own. Converted at mid-market reference rates; what a counter pays is always less.
| Notes | Colour | Security features |
|---|---|---|
| FC1 | deep olive | Single Okapi head or multiple Okapi heads repeated vertically |
| FC5 | purple | Single Okapi head or multiple Okapi heads repeated vertically |
| FC10 | red | Single Okapi head or multiple Okapi heads repeated vertically |
| FC20 | blue | Single Okapi head or multiple Okapi heads repeated vertically |
| FC50 | dark brown | Single Okapi head or multiple Okapi heads repeated vertically |
Telling a real note from a fake
Security features are designed to be checked by hand in a few seconds, tilt it, feel it, hold it to the light. These are the features Central Bank of the Congo publishes for the Congolese franc.
- FC1: Single Okapi head or multiple Okapi heads repeated vertically
- FC5: Single Okapi head or multiple Okapi heads repeated vertically
- FC10: Single Okapi head or multiple Okapi heads repeated vertically
- FC20: Single Okapi head or multiple Okapi heads repeated vertically
- FC50: Single Okapi head or multiple Okapi heads repeated vertically
What it is worth
| Currency | 1 CDF = | 1 unit = |
|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.00043 USD | 2,308 CDF |
| EUR | 0.00038 EUR | 2,647 CDF |
| GBP | 0.00032 GBP | 3,086 CDF |
| INR | 0.0415 INR | 24.07 CDF |
Mid-market reference rates, snapshot 22 September 2026: indicative only. What you actually receive is always less. Work out the real cost →
Where it is used
- DR Congo
Tools
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Is a torn note still valid? →
How much must survive, and who pays out.
Sources: last verified 22 September 2026 secondary sourced
- ISO 4217 currency list (SIX Group, the ISO 4217 registrar) · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary
- Congolese franc (Wikipedia) · retrieved 22 September 2026 secondary