500 Nouveaux Zaïres

Obverse

Mobutu w stroju wojskowym po prawej, ramiona w prawym dolnym rogu, lampart w lewym dolnym rogu.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
banque du zaïre
cinq cents nouveaux zaïres
500

Reverse

Banque du Zaïre na lewym środku.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
500
banque du zaïre

Watermark

Mobutu

Signature

Printers

Comments

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W 1994 roku wybuchła afera "prawdziwych fałszywych Zaïres": Banknoty o nominale 500 franków, wydrukowane w Argentynie przez firmę Ciccone Calcográfica bez oficjalnego zezwolenia, zalały kraj. Choć z technicznego punktu widzenia były one autentyczne, wywołały poważny kryzys monetarny. Banknoty te stanowią dziś wyjątkowy epizod historyczny w Zairze.

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In 1994, the "real-fake Zaïres" affair broke out: 500-franc notes, printed in Argentina by Ciccone Calcográfica without official authorization, flooded the country. Although technically authentic, they caused a major monetary crisis. These notes today embody a unique historical episode in Zaire.

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Date	Signatures				VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References			Frequency
Undetermined
1994-Feb-15	GNK						$ 1.10	$ 2.60	$ 2.90	$ 3.00	P# 63a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Printer: Hôtel des Monnaies - Zaïre		57%
1994-Feb-15	GNK										P# 63s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Specimen; red overprint SPECIMEN on both sides		0.9%
1994-Feb-15	GNK									$ 4.20	P# 64a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Printer: Giesecke & Devrient, Munich; single serial		20%
1994-Feb-15	GNK									$ 2.70	P# 64Aa Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Printed in Argentina; allegedly a non authorized issue; Double serial # prefix beginning with "X"		22%
1994-Feb-15	GNK									$ 4.30	P# 64Aa Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Printed in Argentina; allegedly a non authorized issue; Single serial # prefix "X"		12%
1994-Feb-15	GNK										P# 64s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Red overprint SPECIMEN on both sides		0.9%

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