banknote

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Object Type
Museum number: 2005,0824.196
Denomination: zaire, 500000 (In Zaire this denomination was nicknamed 'the Prostate' because at the time it was issued Mobutu had prostate cancer.)
Description: Banknote. (whole); President Mobutu in military dress at right, national arms of Zaire at lower right, leopard at centre left. Design printed in orange, brown and yellow. (obverse); Hydroelectric dam at centre left. Design printed in pink, orange and brown. (reverse)
Authority
Production date: 1992
Production place: Issued in: Zaire
Materials
Dimensions: Height: 79 millimetres; Length: 159 millimetres
Location: Not on display
Subjects: politician/statesman; dam
Associated names
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 2005
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 2005,0824.196
Banknote serial number: LA7444384S

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