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5 Makuta
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Congo |
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| Year | 1966-1977 |
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| Currency | Zaire (1967-1993) |
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| Obverse description | Large denomination numeral '5' paired with an oversized stylised letter 'K' (abbreviation for Makuta) enclosed within a raised inner circle, both rendered in bold outline relief. The circular legend BANQUE NATIONALE arcs across the upper field and DU CONGO across the lower field, separated by the inner circle. The overall design is stark and graphic, with no additional ornamentation in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE NATIONALE DU CONGO 5 K (Translation: National Bank of the Congo) |
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The 5 Makuta denomination was introduced as part of the broader currency reform following Congo's transition to the mobutu-era monetary system, in which the Congo Franc was replaced by the Zaïre and its subunit the Likuta (plural Makuta) in 1967. Mobutu's government used the new currency architecture as a tool of political distancing from the colonial Belgian franc system — the Zaïre and its subdivisions were among the earliest visible markers of his authenticité campaign.
The issue spans a notably long production window, suggesting steady demand rather than a single authorizing run.