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History and Photo Catalog of World Paper Money

CONGO - ZAIRE (Kinshasa)

A brief monetary history:
- Belgian Conco currency, till 1962
- Congolese Franc = 100 Centimes, 1962-1997
- Zaire = (1.000 Congolese Francs) = 100 Centimes, 1967-1993
- new Zaire = (3.000.000 old Zaires) = 100 Makuta, 1993-1998
- Congo Franc = (100.000 Zaires) = 100 Centimes, from 1998

For earlier issues see:
- Belgium Congo, 1876--1960
For seceded Katanga issues see:
- Katanga, 1960-1962

Pick #	Date
		Congo Democratic Republic, from 1960 (Belgium Congo, 1876-1960)
1-3	1962-63	100, 1.000, 5.000 francs
4-8	1961-64	20, 50, 100, 500, 1.000 francs
9-13	1967	10, 20, 50 makuta, 1, 5 zaires
14-15	1971	5, 10 zaires
		Zaire
16-25	1972-80	50, 50 makuta, 1, 1, 5, 5, 5, 10, 10, 50 zaires
26-31	1982-85	5, 5, 10, 10, 50, 100, 500, 1.000 zaires
32-44	1988-92	50, 100, 500, 1.000, 2.000, 5.000, 10.000, 20.000, 50.000, 100.000, 200.000, 500.000, 1.000.000, 5.000.000 zaires
47-79	1993-94	1, 5, 10, 50 new makuta, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 new zaires
59-79	1994-96	50, 100, 200, 500, 500, 1.000, 5.000, 10.000, 20.000, 50.000, 100.000, 100.000, 100.000, 500.000, 1.000.000 new zaires
		Congo Republic
80-90	1997	1, 5, 10, 20, 50 centimes, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 francs
91-92	2000	50, 100 francs
93-	2002-	10, 20, 50, 500 francs

Regional validation handstamps

R3-4 (198-) 5, 10 zaire, etc.

Remarks: all images reduced 50%

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		Regional validation handstamps
R3-4	(198-)	5, 10 zaire, etc.