AFRICA

Zaire pick 17b: 50 Makuta from 1980

14.10.1980. Like p16 but slight color differences. Mobutu at left, leopard at lower right facing right. Various date and signature varieties. Back: Man and structure in water. Intaglio. Watermark: Mobutu. Printer: G&D. Lithographed.

Collectors Comment: Zaire o Repubblica dello Zaire è stato il nome dell'attuale Repubblica Democratica del Congo. La denominazione Zaire fu istituita per volere di Mobutu Sese Seko e durò dal 27 ottobre 1971 al 17 maggio 1997.

Zaire pick 32a: 50 Zaires from 1988

30.6.1988. Green and multicolor. Mobutu in military dress at right, leopard at lower left center facing left, arms at lower right. Back: Blue and multicolor. Men fishing with stick nets at left. Watermark: Mobutu in military dress. Printer: HdMZ.

Collectors Comment: Mobutu Sese Seko, (letteralmente "Mobutu il guerriero che va di vittoria in vittoria senza che nessuno possa fermarlo") nato come Joseph-Désiré Mobutu (Lisala, 14 ottobre 1930 – Rabat, 7 settembre 1997), è stato un politico, militare e dittatore della Repubblica Democratica del Congo, da lui rinominato Zaire. Insediato e sostenuto soprattutto da Belgio e Stati Uniti, organizzò un regime autoritario, accumulando enormi ricchezze personali e tentando di ripulire il Paese da tutte le influenze coloniali, mentre riceveva un forte supporto statunitense nelle sue posizioni anti-comuniste.

Zaire pick 47a: 1 Nouveau Mikuta from 1993

24.6.1993. Light brown on pink and multicolor underprint. Mobutu in military dress at right, arms at lower right, leopard at lower left. Back: Independence Monument at left. Printer: G&D. UV fibers fluoresce yellow, red, and blue.

Zaire pick 48a: 5 Nouveau Mikuta from 1993

24.6.1993. Black on pale violet and blue-green underprint. Mobutu in military dress at right, arms at lower right, leopard at lower left. Back: Independence Monument at left. Printer: G&D.

Zaire pick 49: 10 Nouveau Mikuta from 1993

24.6.1993. Green on multicolor underprint. Mobutu in military dress at right, arms at lower right, leopard at lower left. Back: Factory, pyramids at center, flora and elephant tusks at left. Watermark: Mobutu. Printer: HdMZ (CdM-A). p50 not assigned.

Zaire pick 51: 50 Nouveau Mikuta from 1993

24.6.1993. Brown-orange on light green and multicolor underprint. Mobutu in military dress at right, arms at lower right, leopard at lower left. Back: Chieftain at left, men fishing with stick nets at center. Watermark: Mobutu. Printer: HdMZ (CdM-A).

Zaire pick 52a: 1 Nouveau Zaire from 1993

24.6.1993. Violet and purple on multicolor underprint. Mobutu in military dress at right, arms at lower right, leopard at lower left. Back: Banque du Zaïre at left center. Watermark: Mobutu. Printer: G&D.