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5 Zaïres
| Issuer | Banque du Zaïre |
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| Year | 1979-1980 |
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| Value | 5 Zaïres (5 ZRZ) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of President Mobutu Sese Seko in an oval vignette at left center, wearing his characteristic leopard-skin toque, set against a fine guilloche underprint in blue and red tones. The numeral 5 in ornate guilloche appears at center right, with a leaping leopard vignette at lower right. The bank title BANQUE DU ZAÏRE runs along the top, with CINQ ZAÏRES in bold intaglio lettering at center, and the date below the portrait alongside the LE GOUVERNEUR title. |
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| Reverse description | At left, an African sculptural bust rendered in intaglio stands within a stylized figure-eight guilloche frame. The Inga hydroelectric dam complex occupies the center-right of the note, rendered in fine line engraving against a mountainous background. A large ornate numeral 5 and the word ZAIRES appear at upper right, with the BZ monogram in a lozenge cartouche at lower left and the bank title along the bottom. |
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| Signature(s) | Emony (Sig.5); J. Sambwa Mbagui (Sig.3) |
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