1 Zaire

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.