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50 Makuta
| Issuer | Banque du Zaïre |
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| Year | 1973-1978 |
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| Value | 50 Makuta (0.50 ZRZ) |
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| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DU ZAÏRE 50 MAKUTA LE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNI DE SERVITUDE PENALE GIESECKE & DEVRIENT MUNICH |
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| Variants | P#16a - J. Sambwa Mbagui (Sig.3). 30.06.1973; 04.10.1974; 04.10.1975. Red guilloche at left center on back. P#16b - J. Sambwa Mbagui (Sig.3). 24.06.1976; 24.06.1977. Red and purple guilloche at left center on back. P#16c - Bofossa W. Amba (Sig.4). 20.05.1978. Red and purple guilloche at left center on back. |
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Zaïre's monetary system was inaugurated in 1967 when Mobutu replaced the Congolese franc, and this 50 Makuta — one hundredth of a zaïre — belongs to the first standardized series issued under that framework. Giesecke & Devrient produced the notes in Munich across a five-year run, during which the guilloche security panel on the reverse quietly shifted from a single red to a combined red-and-purple configuration beginning with the June 1976 signature date. That change is the key diagnostic for collectors distinguishing the earlier from the later issues within P#16.