5 Zaires

Issuer	Banque Nationale du Congo
Year	1971
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Printer	Giesecke & Devrient, Munich, Germany
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Obverse description	Portrait of President Mobutu Sese Seko in an intaglio-printed diamond-shaped vignette at left, set against a fine guilloche underprint in green tones; the state coat of arms with leopard head appears below the portrait. A large numeral '5' in ornate guilloche occupies the centre-right, with a leaping leopard vignette at lower right and a denomination cartouche in the lower right corner.
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Reverse lettering	LE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNI DE SERVITUDE PENALE BANQUE DU ZAÏRE 5 ZAÏRES 5 (Translation: THE COUNTERFEITER IS PUNISHED BY PENAL SERVITUDE / BANK OF ZAIRE / 5 ZAIRES / 5)
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Protection description	Mobutu portrait watermark
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