Sunday, September 25, 2011

Zaire P-49

Country or State: ZAIRE*
Currency: Zairean new zaire (ISO 4217 Code: ZRN)
*) The Republic of Zaire was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. Click here to see Democratic Republic of the Congo banknotes. 

P-49
Value: 10 nouveaux makuta (0.10 new zaire)
Dimension: 159 × 79 mm
Features
Obverse:
Mobutu Sese Seko (1930-1997), born Joseph Desire Mobutu, the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (also known as Zaire for much of his reign) from 1965 until his overthrown in 1997; leaping leopard; coat of arms. 

Reverse:
Elephant tusks; flowers; cornucopia fruits; smoking chimney of a factory; pyramidal structures

Watermark: Mobutu Sese Seko
Date: 24 June 1993
Signature: Buhendwa Bwa Mushaba (Governor)
Issued by: Bank of Zaire
Printer: Hotel des Monnaies, Zaire 

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