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10000 Meticais
| Issuer | República de Moçambique |
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| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | President Joaquim Chissano portrait watermark |
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Mozambique's 1991 10,000 Meticais note arrived during a period of severe economic strain — the metical had been in freefall since the mid-1980s, and this denomination, unthinkable at independence, was by then barely sufficient for routine transactions. The government had already launched a structural adjustment program under IMF pressure in 1987, which stabilized little and alienated much.
Thomas De La Rue's involvement here is unremarkable for the region — they printed extensively for Lusophone Africa throughout this period. What the watermark security offered against a backdrop of institutional collapse is another question.