Zaire 1996 5000 nouveaux zaires
This specimen was lot 7383 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $305.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "ZAIRE. 5,000 Nouveaux Zaires, 1996. GEM BRILLIANT PROOF. Wildlife of Africa series featuring a reclining leopard. A large brilliant 13+ ounce silver planchet showing no marks of contact or handling with just a touch of rim toning and scattered light milk spots to attest to its age. Housed in square holder, presumably of issue. From a mintage of 1,000 pieces." This NCLT was accompanied by silver 500 francs (KM 20, 21, 22, 23) and 10,000 francs (KM 26). President-for-life Mobotu was ousted soon after this issue and the Congo descended into civil war, anarchy, warlordism and resource looting.
Recorded mintage: 1,000.
Specification: 411.42 g, 0.999 fine silver, 13.12 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM-25.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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- Zaire 1996 10000 nouveaux zaires gorilla
- Coins and currency dated 1996
- return to coins of Congo Democratic Republic