The Democratic Republic of Congo 10 Centime banknote with a pick number P-82 was issued by the Central Bank of Congo in 1997. The obverse of the red banknote bears the bank monogram and a Pende mask which is used during spiritual ceremonies to communicate with spirits. The banknotes reverse depicts three Pende dancers. To secure the note against forgery and counterfeiting, the 120 x 70 mm paper banknote carries a solid security thread with a demetalized REP DEM DU CONGO, an okapi heads pattern watermark, and a 5-pointed star in a diamond registration device. This specific Democratic Republic of Congo 10 Centimes is in uncirculated condition and is TAP authenticated.