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50 Makuta
| Issuer | Banque du Zaïre |
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| Year | 1979-1980 |
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| Printer | Giesecke & Devrient, Munich, Germany |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of President Mobutu Sese Seko in an oval intaglio vignette at left, set against a fine guilloche underprint in red tones; the Zaïre national emblem in a circular cartouche at lower left. At centre-right, the denomination CINQUANTE MAKUTA is rendered in bold letterpress over a multicolour rosette guilloche, with the date and the Governor's signature below. A leaping leopard vignette occupies the lower right, with the denomination repeated in a scroll cartouche at far right. |
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| Signature(s) | Emony (Sig.5); J. Sambwa Mbagui (Sig.3) |
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Giesecke & Devrient took over the Zaïre printing contract from the Security Banknote Company in the mid-1970s, bringing Munich production to a currency already notorious for hyperinflationary pressure. By the time this 50 Makuta denomination was being issued across the 1979–1980 window, the makuta subdivision was rapidly losing practical relevance — inflation had long since made sub-zaire denominations near-worthless in daily commerce.
The lithographic production method rather than intaglio printing is worth noting; G&D typically reserved lithography for lower-denomination work where tactile security was considered less critical.