Zaire 500 Zaires Banknote, 1989, P-34a, UNC

The Zaire 500 Zaires issued by the Bank of Zaire in 1989 with a pick number P-34a features on its obverse a leopard, the emblem of Zaire, and a portrait of former president Mobutu Sese Seko wearing his uniform and a cap. The banknotes reverse boasts the Organization Equipage Banana-Kinshasa suspension bridge, which is also known as Pont Marechal, built over the Congo River. A tanker is also visible under the bridge. The 139 x 67 mm paper bill was printed by Hotel Des Monnaies-Zaire bearing a solid security thread with REPUBLIQUE DU ZAIRE print. It also carries a watermark that shows Mobutu Sese Seko. The red banknote has the signature of Pierre Pay Pay wa Syakassighe.