5 000 000 Zaïres

5 000 000 Zaïres - obverse5 000 000 Zaïres - reverse

© Levi Ringoet

Features

Issuer Democratic Republic of the CongoZaire (1971-1997)
Period Republic (1971-1997)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1992
Value 5 000 000 Zaires (5 000 000 ZRZ)
Currency Zaire (1967-1993)
Composition Paper
Size 165 × 79 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 26 November 1993
Number
N#
208137
References P# 46
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Portrait of Zairean dictator Mobutu Sese Seko and the Coat of arms of Zaire.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANQUE DU ZAÏRE
CINQ MILLIONS ZAÏRES
5.000.000

Translation:
Bank of Zaire
Five Million Zaires.

Reverse

Factory.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5.000.000
CINQ MILLIONS ZAÏRES 5.000.000

Translation: Five Million Zaires.

Watermark

Mobutu Sese Seko

5 000 000 Zaïres -  obverse

© Griffin S (CC BY-NC)

Printer

Harrison & Sons Limited, High Wycombe, United Kingdom (1839-1997)

Comments

Issued by the Bank of Zaire (Banque du Zaïre), and was issued into circulation in late 1992. Although it was accepted in part of its face value, it was not accepted as legal tender in several parts of the country. One reason for this mistrust was the grammatical error in the French number of the note, which read as cinq millions zaïres instead of cinq millions de zaïres.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1992  1.1% P# 46s; specimen, red overprint SPECIMEN on both sides
1992-Oct-01  $ 7.30 99% P# 46a; issued note, 1-10-1992

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 5 000 000 ZaïresPicture 1 of a sold 5 000 000 Zaïres
Katz
Auction 83
Lot 2307
Internet Archive
20 May 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 19.40
(EUR 18.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 000 000 ZaïresPicture 1 of a sold 5 000 000 Zaïres
Katz
Auction 64
Lot 420
Internet Archive
17 Aug 2022 Undetermined UNC Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 5 000 000 ZaïresPicture 1 of a sold 5 000 000 Zaïres
Katz
Auction 68
Lot 305
Internet Archive
8 Oct 2022 Undetermined XF USD 130.39
(EUR 121.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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