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50 Zaires Hotel Intercontinental
| Issuer | Banque du Zaïre |
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| Year | 1971 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of President Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, wearing glasses and a military collar, occupying the central field. The legend REPUBLIQUE DU ZAIRE arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin lettering, while the name J. D. MOBUTU curves along the lower periphery. The portrait is rendered in moderate relief with a plain field surrounding the effigy. |
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| Reverse lettering | HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL KINSHASA 50 ZAIRES 1971 |
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Issued to commemorate the opening of the Hotel Intercontinental in Kinshasa, this piece belongs to a suite of gold commemoratives authorized by Mobutu Sese Seko in the early years of his regime, when the newly renamed République du Zaïre was aggressively projecting national prestige through monumental architecture and international hospitality contracts. The Kinshasa Intercontinental was part of a broader push to make the capital a venue for Cold War-era summits and foreign investment.
Mintages across the 1971 Zaïre gold series were extremely low, produced largely for presentation sets and export sale rather than domestic circulation.