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100 000 Meticais
| Issuer | República de Moçambique |
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| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE MOÇAMBIQUE CEM MIL METICAIS A falsificação da moeda é punida nos termos da lei (Translation: Republic of Mozambique One hundred thousand meticais Currency counterfeiting is punishable by law) |
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| Protection description | Banco de Moçambique logo; see-through registration device in the form of a maize stalk |
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By 1993, Mozambique was nearing the end of a sixteen-year civil war between FRELIMO and RENAMO that had effectively destroyed the formal economy. The 100,000 Meticais denomination — unthinkable at independence in 1975, when the Metical replaced the colonial Escudo at par — reflects cumulative inflation that had rendered smaller notes nearly worthless in day-to-day transactions.
Thomas De La Rue's involvement brought watermark and security thread protection to a note that was, in practical terms, circulating in a country with barely functioning banking infrastructure. The denomination was demonetized when Mozambique redenominated in 2006, replacing 1,000 old Meticais with one new Metical.