Issued by the Bank of Zaire in 1993, this 1 Zaire banknote comes from the final years of the Republic of Zaire, a period marked by severe economic instability and accelerating inflation prior to the country’s transition to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The obverse features a portrait of Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire, accompanied by denomination numerals, French inscriptions, and decorative guilloche patterns characteristic of late-period Zairian banknotes.
The reverse depicts symbolic national and economic motifs, often representing agriculture, development, or institutional imagery, framed by ornamental design elements.
Issuer: Bank of Zaire
Denomination: 1 Zaire
Year: 1993
Material: Paper
Security features: Watermark, guilloche patterns
