The Banknotes of Zaire

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Banque du Zaļre (1972-1996)

BDZ B1e P16b	50 Makuta 24.6.1977
Signature 1. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

BDZ B1f
P16c
50 Makuta
20.5.1978
Signature 4. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B2f
P18b
1 Zaire
27.10.1977
Signature 4. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B3a
P20a
5 Zaires
24.11.1972
Signature 3. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B4e
P21b
5 Zaires
24.11.1977
Signature 4. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B5c
P23a
10 Zaires
30.6.1975
Signature 3. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

BDZ B5f
P23b
10 Zaires
27.10.1977
Signature 4. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B6a
P17a
50 Makuta
24.11.1979
Signature 5. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B6b
P17b
50 Makuta
14.10.1980
Signature 3. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B7a
P19a
1 Zaire
22.10.1979
Signature 5. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B7c
P19b
1 Zaire
20.5.1981
Signature 3. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BDZ B8a
P22a
5 Zaires
20.5.1979
Signature 5. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B9a
P24a
10 Zaires
24.6.1979
Signature 5. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BDZ B10a
P25a
50 Zaires
4.2.1980
Signature 5. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B11a
P26a
5 Zaires
17.11.1982
Signature 6. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

BDZ B11b
P26A
5 Zaires
24.11.1985
Signature 7. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B12a
P27a
10 Zaires
27.10.1982
Signature 6. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B12b
P27A
10 Zaires
27.10.1985
Signature 7. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B13a
P28a
50 Zaires
24.11.1982
Signature 6. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B14b
P29b
100 Zaires
30.6.1985
Signature 7. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

BDZ B15a
P30a
500 Zaires
14.10.1984
Signature 6. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

BDZ B15b
P30b
500 Zaires
14.10.1985
Signature 7. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B16a
P31a
1000 Zaires
24.11.1985
Signature 7. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B17a
P32a
50 Zaires
30.6.1988
Signature 7. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B18a
P33a
100 Zaires
14.10.1988
Signature 7. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B19a
P34a
500 Zaires
24.6.1989
Signature 7. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

BDZ B20a
P35a
1000 Zaires
24.11.1989
Signature 7. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B21a
P36a
2000 Zaires
1.10.1991
Signature 8. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B22b
P37b
5000 Zaires
20.5.1988
Signature 7. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Green diamond at right of portrait. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B23a
P38a
10,000 Zaires
24.11.1989
Signature 7. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B24a
P39a
20,000 Zaires
1.7.1991
Signature 8. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B25a
P40a
50,000 Zaires
24.4.1991
Signature 7. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Serial number prefix = J. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

BDZ B25b
P40a
50,000 Zaires
24.4.1991
Signature 7. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Serial number prefix = JA. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B26a
P41a
100,000 Zaires
4.1.1992
Signature 8. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B27a
P42a
200,000 Zaires
1.3.1992
Signature 8. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B28b
P43a
500,000 Zaires
15.3.1992
Signature 8. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Serial number prefix = LA. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B29a
P44a
1,000,000 Zaires
31.7.1992
Signature 8. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Serial number prefix = M. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B29d
P45b
1,000,000 Zaires
17.5.1993
Signature 9. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B29e
P45b
1,000,000 Zaires
30.6.1993
Signature 9. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

BDZ B30a
P46a
5,000,000 Zaires
1.10.1992
Signature 8. Printer = Harrison & Sons Limited. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B31a
P47
1 Nouveau Likuta
24.6.1993
Signature 9. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B32a
P48
5 Nouveaux Makuta
24.6.1993
Signature 9. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B33a
P49
10 Nouveaux Makuta
24.6.1993
Signature 9. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B34a
P51
50 Nouveaux Makuta
24.6.1993
Signature 9. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B35a
P52
1 Nouveau Zaire
24.6.1993
Signature 9. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B36a
P53a
5 Nouveaux Zaires
24.6.1993
Signature 9. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B37a
P54
10 Nouveaux Zaires
24.6.1993
Signature 9. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B37b
P55
10 Nouveaux Zaires
24.6.1993
Signature 9. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B38a
P56
20 Nouveaux Zaires
24.6.1993
Signature 9. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B39a
P57
50 Nouveaux Zaires
24.6.1993
Signature 9. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B40a
P59
50 Nouveaux Zaires
15.2.1994
Signature 10. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B41a
P58a
100 Nouveaux Zaires
24.6.1993
Signature 9. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B41d
P60
100 Nouveaux Zaires
15.2.1994
Signature 10. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B42a
P61
200 Nouveaux Zaires
15.2.1994
Signature 10. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B42b
P62
200 Nouveaux Zaires
15.2.1994
Signature 10. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B43a
P63
500 Nouveaux Zaires
15.2.1994
Signature 10. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B43b
P64
500 Nouveaux Zaires
15.2.1994
Signature 10. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B43d
P64A
500 Nouveaux Zaires
15.2.1994
Signature 10. Serial number prefix = "XA". Printed in Argentina. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B44a
P65
500 Nouveaux Zaires
30.1.1995
Signature 11. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B45a
P66
1000 Nouveaux Zaires
30.1.1995
Signature 11. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B45b
P67
1000 Nouveaux Zaires
30.1.1995
Signature 11. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B46a
P68
5000 Nouveaux Zaires
30.1.1995
Signature 11. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B46b
P69
5000 Nouveaux Zaires
30.1.1995
Signature 11. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B47a
P70
10,000 Nouveaux Zaires
30.1.1995
Signature 11. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B47b
P71
10,000 Nouveaux Zaires
30.1.1995
Signature 11. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B48a
P72
20,000 Nouveaux Zaires
30.1.1996
Signature 11. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B48b
P73
20,000 Nouveaux Zaires
30.1.1996
Signature 11. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B49a
P74
50,000 Nouveaux Zaires
30.1.1996
Signature 11. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B49b
P75
50,000 Nouveaux Zaires
30.1.1996
Signature 11. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B50a
P76
100,000 Nouveaux Zaires
30.6.1996
Signature 11. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B50b
P77
100,000 Nouveaux Zaires
30.6.1996
Signature 11. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B51a
P77A
100,000 Nouveaux Zaires
30.6.1996
Signature 11. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B52a
P78a
500,000 Nouveaux Zaires
25.10.1996
Signature 11. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B53a
P79a
1,000,000 Nouveaux Zaires
25.10.1996
Signature 11. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

Regional overprints (1972-1977)

PR3c	5 Zaires 24.11.1977
Signature 4. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. With Bas-Fleuve stamp on Zaire P21b. Images courtesy Ron Wise

PR3c
5 Zaires
24.11.1977
Signature 4. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. With Lukala stamp on Zaire P21b. Images courtesy Tristan White

PR3c
5 Zaires
24.11.1977
Signature 4. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. With unknown stamp (possibly Matadi?) on Zaire P21b. Images courtesy Tristan White

P4a
10 Zaires
30.6.1976
Signature 3. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. With unknown stamp on Zaire P23b. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

PR4b
10 Zaires
27.10.1977
Signature 4. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. With Lukala stamp on Zaire P23b. Images courtesy Tristan White

Bibliography:

The Banknote Book. 1st Edition. 2011. Written by Owen W. Linzmayer. Owen Ink, San Francisco, CA 94116. www.banknotebook.com.
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, General Issues. 11th edition, Edited by George S. Cuhaj. Krause Publications, Iola, WI, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-0-89689-412-9.
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Modern Issues. 15th edition. Edited by George S. Cuhaj. Krause Publications, Iola, WI, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0-89689-837-0.

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BDZ B1f P16c	50 Makuta 20.5.1978
Signature 4. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B2f P18b	1 Zaire 27.10.1977
Signature 4. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B3a P20a	5 Zaires 24.11.1972
Signature 3. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B4e P21b	5 Zaires 24.11.1977
Signature 4. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B5c P23a	10 Zaires 30.6.1975
Signature 3. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

BDZ B5f P23b	10 Zaires 27.10.1977
Signature 4. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B6a P17a	50 Makuta 24.11.1979
Signature 5. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B6b P17b	50 Makuta 14.10.1980
Signature 3. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B7a P19a	1 Zaire 22.10.1979
Signature 5. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B7c P19b	1 Zaire 20.5.1981
Signature 3. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BDZ B8a P22a	5 Zaires 20.5.1979
Signature 5. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B9a P24a	10 Zaires 24.6.1979
Signature 5. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BDZ B10a P25a	50 Zaires 4.2.1980
Signature 5. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B11a P26a	5 Zaires 17.11.1982
Signature 6. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

BDZ B11b P26A	5 Zaires 24.11.1985
Signature 7. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B12a P27a	10 Zaires 27.10.1982
Signature 6. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B12b P27A	10 Zaires 27.10.1985
Signature 7. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B13a P28a	50 Zaires 24.11.1982
Signature 6. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B14b P29b	100 Zaires 30.6.1985
Signature 7. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

BDZ B15a P30a	500 Zaires 14.10.1984
Signature 6. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

The Banknotes of Zaire

Banque du Zaļre (1972-1996)

BDZ B1eP16b

BDZ B1fP16c

BDZ B2fP18b

BDZ B3aP20a

BDZ B4eP21b

BDZ B5cP23a

BDZ B5fP23b

BDZ B6aP17a

BDZ B6bP17b

BDZ B7aP19a

BDZ B7cP19b

BDZ B8aP22a

BDZ B9aP24a

BDZ B10aP25a

BDZ B11aP26a

BDZ B11bP26A

BDZ B12aP27a

BDZ B12bP27A

BDZ B13aP28a

BDZ B14bP29b

BDZ B15aP30a

BDZ B15bP30b

BDZ B16aP31a

BDZ B17aP32a

BDZ B18aP33a

BDZ B19aP34a

BDZ B20aP35a

BDZ B21aP36a

BDZ B22bP37b

BDZ B23aP38a

BDZ B24aP39a

BDZ B25aP40a

BDZ B25bP40a

BDZ B26aP41a

BDZ B27aP42a

BDZ B28bP43a

BDZ B29aP44a

BDZ B29dP45b

BDZ B29eP45b

BDZ B30aP46a

BDZ B31aP47

BDZ B32aP48

BDZ B33aP49

BDZ B34aP51

BDZ B35aP52

BDZ B36aP53a

BDZ B37aP54

BDZ B37bP55

BDZ B38aP56

BDZ B39aP57

BDZ B40aP59

BDZ B41aP58a

BDZ B41dP60

BDZ B42aP61

BDZ B42bP62

BDZ B43aP63

BDZ B43bP64

BDZ B43dP64A

BDZ B44aP65

BDZ B45aP66

BDZ B45bP67

BDZ B46aP68

BDZ B46bP69

BDZ B47aP70

BDZ B47bP71

BDZ B48aP72

BDZ B48bP73

BDZ B49aP74

BDZ B49bP75

BDZ B50aP76

BDZ B50bP77

BDZ B51aP77A

BDZ B52aP78a

BDZ B53aP79a

Regional overprints (1972-1977)

PR3c

PR3c

PR3c

BDZ B1e
P16b

BDZ B1f
P16c

BDZ B2f
P18b

BDZ B3a
P20a

BDZ B4e
P21b

BDZ B5c
P23a

BDZ B5f
P23b

BDZ B6a
P17a

BDZ B6b
P17b

BDZ B7a
P19a

BDZ B7c
P19b

BDZ B8a
P22a

BDZ B9a
P24a

BDZ B10a
P25a

BDZ B11a
P26a

BDZ B11b
P26A

BDZ B12a
P27a

BDZ B12b
P27A

BDZ B13a
P28a

BDZ B14b
P29b

BDZ B15a
P30a

BDZ B15b
P30b

BDZ B16a
P31a

BDZ B17a
P32a

BDZ B18a
P33a

BDZ B19a
P34a

BDZ B20a
P35a

BDZ B21a
P36a

BDZ B22b
P37b

BDZ B23a
P38a

BDZ B24a
P39a

BDZ B25a
P40a

BDZ B25b
P40a

BDZ B26a
P41a

BDZ B27a
P42a

BDZ B28b
P43a

BDZ B29a
P44a

BDZ B29d
P45b

BDZ B29e
P45b

BDZ B30a
P46a

BDZ B31a
P47

BDZ B32a
P48

BDZ B33a
P49

BDZ B34a
P51

BDZ B35a
P52

BDZ B36a
P53a

BDZ B37a
P54

BDZ B37b
P55

BDZ B38a
P56

BDZ B39a
P57

BDZ B40a
P59

BDZ B41a
P58a

BDZ B41d
P60

BDZ B42a
P61

BDZ B42b
P62

BDZ B43a
P63

BDZ B43b
P64

BDZ B43d
P64A

BDZ B44a
P65

BDZ B45a
P66

BDZ B45b
P67

BDZ B46a
P68

BDZ B46b
P69

BDZ B47a
P70

BDZ B47b
P71

BDZ B48a
P72

BDZ B48b
P73

BDZ B49a
P74

BDZ B49b
P75

BDZ B50a
P76

BDZ B50b
P77

BDZ B51a
P77A

BDZ B52a
P78a

BDZ B53a
P79a

BDZ B15b P30b	500 Zaires 14.10.1985
Signature 7. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B16a P31a	1000 Zaires 24.11.1985
Signature 7. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B17a P32a	50 Zaires 30.6.1988
Signature 7. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B18a P33a	100 Zaires 14.10.1988
Signature 7. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B19a P34a	500 Zaires 24.6.1989
Signature 7. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

BDZ B20a P35a	1000 Zaires 24.11.1989
Signature 7. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B21a P36a	2000 Zaires 1.10.1991
Signature 8. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B22b P37b	5000 Zaires 20.5.1988
Signature 7. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Green diamond at right of portrait. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B23a P38a	10,000 Zaires 24.11.1989
Signature 7. Printer = Giesecke & Devrient - Munich. Images courtesy Tristan White

BDZ B24a P39a	20,000 Zaires 1.7.1991
Signature 8. Printer = Hotel des Monnaies-Zaire. Images courtesy Tristan White