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1 Zaire
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Congo |
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| Year | 1967-1970 |
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| Value | 1 Zaire (1 ZRZ) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a vignette of President Joseph Mobutu rolling up his sleeve during his address in Léopoldville in December 1965, rendered in an engraved style. The denomination appears in large numerals flanking the central image, with the issuing bank name and equivalent value in Makuta inscribed within the surrounding border. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The Banque Nationale du Congo replaced the Banque Centrale du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi at independence, but the new zaire itself didn't arrive until 1967, introduced under Mobutu's monetary reforms as part of a broader effort to shed the franc congolais — one makuta equalled one hundred sengi, the zaire one hundred makuta. Thomas De La Rue handled production throughout the series, a relationship common to many newly independent African states that lacked domestic printing infrastructure.
P#12 spans a three-year signature range, meaning at least two different signing combinations appear across the run.