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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Knowing some of the history of these notes, I'm intrigued and have bought a couple of the ridiculous denominations.
While sad, I think these are a great(albeit extreme) economics education tool and, yes, a collectible.
Does anyone have a full Z checklist?
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Moderator
 United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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A case of where rocks left where they are, are more valuable than banknotes.
Reminds me of Yap Island stone money. Some of these 'coins' are so heavy they are impossible to carry.
Edited by sel_69l
10/16/2015 04:07 am
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Pillar of the Community
Thailand
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There's a 'complete list of Zimbabwe banknotes' site that comes up on google. I would show the website address but I don't know if that one is allowed here.
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Valued Member
United States
214 Posts |
The notes trade for far more as collectibles than they ever did as currency. None were ever worth a U.S. dollar at the time of release.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
709 Posts |
Here is the checklist I prepared for myself. I believe it to be pretty accurate, but would love to hear of any omissions/errors. Denominations are Zimbabwean dollars unless specified otherwise.
There are some variants with earlier notes.
( M for millions, B for billions according to US standard not UK )
1st Zimbabwean Dollar - ZWD
1980-82 Desmond Krogh series
2 5 10 20
1983-93 Kombo Moyana series
2 5 10 20
1994 Leonard Tsumba series
2 5 10 20
1997
5 10 20
1994
50
1995
100
2001
500
2003
1000
2004 Gideon Gono series
500
Standard Charter Series Bearer cheques
5,000
10,000
20,000
50,000
100,000
2nd Zimbabwean Dollar - ZWN
2006 bearer cheque series
Cents 1 5 10 50
Dollars 1 5 10 20 50 100 500 1000 10,000 100,000
2007 bearer cheque series
5,000
50,000
200,000
250,000
500,000
750,000
2008 bearer cheque series
1M 5M 10M 25M 50M 100M 250M 500M
2008 special agro cheques
5B 25B 50B 100B
3rd Zimbabwean Dollar - ZWR
2007 banknotes
1 5 10 20 100 500 1000
2008 banknotes
10,000 20,000 50,000 100,000 500,000
1M 10M 50M 100M 200M 500M
1B 5B 10B 20B 50B
10,000B 20,000B 50,000B 100,000B
4th Zimbabwean Dollar 2009
1 5 10 20 50 100 500
Abandoned April 2009
Just a little info for you
1980 - Zimbabwean dollar replaced Rhodesian dollar at par.
2006 - 1st dollar replaced by 2nd dollar at 1000 to 1
2008 - 2nd dollar replaced by 3rd dollar at 10,000,000,000 to 1
2009 3rd dollar replaced by 4th dollar at 1,000,000,000,000 to 1
Hope this helps
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Thanks all! I have quite a number of these already (2001 - present) and am trying to figure out how to display them. But before I do that I need to know how many to plan for. This helps a lot.
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Pillar of the Community
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I have a Zimbabwe $10 trillion (2008) and a Yugoslavia $10 billion (1993 Nikola Tesla) in a regular size frame by my desk. I think those crazy denom bills are neat even if they are not worth that much.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not to one-up you but I have the 100 Trillion note. And yes, they are fun and cool. When I first got it I thought it Monopoly money (which, essentially, it is).
Now, while still impressive from an artistic perspective, fun to look at, and a good history tool.... it makes me sad to read the hyper-inflation history. That would have been a miserable experience, taking milk-crates-full of cash to buy your daily essentials. This is one of those times I hope Wikipedia doesn't have the full story.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Does anyone have a full Z checklist?
CelticKnot: There are several on ebay, from 1 cent to 100 Trillion; 2006-2009 66 note set, for $250. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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mfhorn, thanks. I've been piecing my set together of the past few months. $250 seems expensive but I guess it gets you instant satisfaction!
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New Member
United States
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I recently started collecting foreign (non-US) currency again and have started the Zimbabwe 2007-8 Issue, which is the one with the mentioned 100 Trillion. I only have four of the notes though thus far and do NOT have the 100T yet. I just got two in the mail today actually. I think there are 27 or so notes in the entire series.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I found the link that you mentioned, thai-vic. Wow, that's quite a bit more than 27! Looks like I have some work to do.  edit: Ok, so I see the 27 are the hyper-inflation period notes of 2007/2008. There is a large number of additional notes for a complete Zimbabwe set, including Bearer Cheques and earlier pre-hyperinflation banknotes. If the "P" number is correct there are almost 100 notes in all. I'm going for as complete a set as I can get within reason. Edited by CelticKnot
12/03/2015 02:29 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I picked up about 30 notes today in various auctions. Pictures to come when they arrive in my mailbox.
Not unsurprisingly there are a few $Z(x) rare/scarce notes to chase in UNC condition.
I'm very much enjoying tracking down this collection.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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a great reminder that a paper currency, like a company's stock, is only faith based. I had family in Rhodesia (they still have a hard time saying Zimbabwe), they left in the early 2000's. They had forsight of what was to unfold. Many refused to believe the writing on the wall. Many hypothesize that when Mugabe is gone, it may return to greatness again, and we hope it does. It's the richest farm land in Africa. And in the 80's, the Zimbabwe dollar traded at par with the U.S. Dollar. Oh How quickly it got away on them. Many lost their entire life savings, and it was too late to leave after the currency crisis. Previous to the bush wars of the 1970's, Rhodesia had the highest standard of living in the world. A real tragedy and the world ignored it, more or less.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Alan, thanks for the perspective. It is important to understand the humanity behind the currency.
I don't collect these capriciously or without regard for their history. On the contrary, I love the history (good or bad) and lessons they provide. As I mentioned in my opening post (and 3rd) of this thread, this is a sad state of affairs. I can't imagine being in that situation and hope I never am. I do hope your family has found a way to put that behind them. I have learned much from researching $Z (and your input) and while it's not the happiest time for some, I still appreciate the history and artistry that accompany these notes.
All that said, YES *sigh*, it IS amazing to hold a 100T note in your hands.
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