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Reverse: blue and green.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building in Lilongwe; portrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rose_Lomathinda_Chibambo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRose Lomathinda Chibambo\u003c\/a\u003e. Blind mark at lower left. Color-shifting ink on \"200 KWACHA\" at top left (dark green to turquoise when tilted). Iridescent ink inscription \"RBM\" over fish at bottom left.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e New Parliament Building in Lilongwe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait of Rose Lomathinda Chibambo and denomination electrotype \"200\".\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132 × 66 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reserve_Bank_of_Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eReserve Bank of Malawi\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_La_Rue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Rue\u003c\/a\u003e, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — current legal tender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charles S. R. Chuka (Governor) · Dalitso Kabambe (Governor) · Wilson Banda (Governor)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawian_kwacha\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalawian Kwacha\u003c\/a\u003e (1971–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout Malawi\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lilongwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLilongwe\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~1.1 million; metro ~1.3 million)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~21 million (UN 2023) — similar to Romania or Florida (USA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118,484 km²\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$1,700 USD (IMF 2023) — ranks ~185th out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tobacco, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanzania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTanzania\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambique\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMozambique\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chichewa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChichewa\u003c\/a\u003e (~57% first language; ~70% total speakers, Malawi National Census 2018), English (co-official)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Central_Africa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish Central Africa Protectorate\u003c\/a\u003e (1891–1907) — administered from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blantyre,_Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBlantyre\u003c\/a\u003e, Malawi's largest city and commercial capital\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nyasaland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNyasaland\u003c\/a\u003e (1907–1953, 1963–1964) — British protectorate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federation_of_Rhodesia_and_Nyasaland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFederation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland\u003c\/a\u003e (1953–1963) — alongside Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of Malawi\u003c\/a\u003e (1966–date) — independent republic; capital moved from Blantyre to Lilongwe in 1975\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMalawi Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalawi is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa — and one of the poorest on earth by GDP per capita.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Malawi holds 30% of the world's freshwater fish species found nowhere else on the planet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRose Lomathinda Chibambo, whose portrait appears on this note, was a founding member of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi_Congress_Party\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalawi Congress Party\u003c\/a\u003e and one of the most prominent women in the country's independence movement — later imprisoned for her political beliefs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe New Parliament Building on the reverse was completed in 2010 and remains one of the most architecturally significant public buildings in the country.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalawi has no coastline, yet fishing is a cornerstone of its economy and culture — the lake is everything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Note Built for the Blind\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis variety carries a tactile blind mark at the lower left of the obverse — a small but deliberate act of inclusion pressed into a note worth less than fifteen cents. The Reserve Bank of Malawi designed it so that people who cannot see can still know what they're holding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSecurity in Plain Sight\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTilt the note and the \"200 KWACHA\" at top left shifts from dark green to turquoise — color-shifting ink that counterfeiters can't easily replicate. A windowed security thread runs through the note, revealing the repeated inscription \"RBM 200\" under backlight. Iridescent ink over the fish at bottom left catches the light with the word \"RBM.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Woman on the Money\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRose Lomathinda Chibambo organized, agitated, and was jailed for the cause of Malawian independence. She outlived her imprisonment, her oppressors, and most of her contemporaries. Malawi put her face on its currency. That is not nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOwn This Document of Malawi's Democracy\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA circulating banknote from one of Africa's most landlocked, lake-defined nations — featuring a freedom fighter, a parliament, and security features that glow, shift, and speak to the touch. Uncirculated condition. A genuine artifact of a country still writing its story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lake is in there somewhere, if you look long enough.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51596593168695,"sku":"MW65AU","price":1.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/65A-2022-o.jpg?v=1774901640"},{"product_id":"malawi-p-63f-20-kwacha-2020-u","title":"Malawi P-63f 20 Kwacha 2020 UNC—Purple—Tribal Chief—Teachers—Teaching","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eP# 63a \/ TBB# 157a — 2014, Governor Chuka (CSRC), prefix AQ–AS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eP# 63b \/ TBB# 157b — 2015, Governor Chuka (CSRC), prefix AT–AY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eP# 63c \/ TBB# 157c — 2016, Governor Chuka (CSRC), prefix AZ–BF\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eP# 63d \/ TBB# 157d — 2017, Governor Chuka (CSRC), prefix BG–BM; only variety in this series with Anti-Stokes fluorescence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eP# 63e \/ TBB# 157e — 2019, Governor Kabambe (DK)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP# 63f \/ TBB# 157f — 2020, Governor Kabambe (DK); watermark portrait with mouth slightly open (this note)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Obverse: green and gold; Reverse: green and multicolor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reserve_Bank_of_Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eReserve Bank of Malawi\u003c\/a\u003e headquarters in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lilongwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLilongwe\u003c\/a\u003e; portrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%27mbelwa_II\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInkosi ya Makhosi M’mbelwa II\u003c\/a\u003e (Lazalo Mkhuzo Jere); blind mark at center right for visually impaired users; gold iridescent ink strip (2014–2017: left of fish with “RBM”; 2019–2020: moved right, covers fish, includes repeated numeral 20)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e Machinga Teacher’s Training College; French inscription: \u003cem\u003eCollège de formation des enseignants de Machinga\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait of Inkosi ya Makhosi M’mbelwa II with numeral 20; 2014–2019: mouth closed; 2020: mouth slightly open; 2014–2017 also have diagonal cornerstone watermarks at each corner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128 × 64 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reserve Bank of Malawi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_La_Rue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Rue\u003c\/a\u003e, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e Current — not \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edemonetized\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charles S. R. Chuka, Governor (P# 63a–d); Dalitso Kabambe, Governor (TBB# 157e–f)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawian_kwacha\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalawian kwacha\u003c\/a\u003e (1971–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of Malawi\u003c\/a\u003e (1966–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Malawi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lilongwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLilongwe\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~1.1 million; metro ~1.3 million)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~21 million (UN 2023) — similar to Romania or Florida (USA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118,484 km²\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$1,700 USD (IMF 2023) — ranks ~185th out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tobacco, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanzania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTanzania\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambique\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMozambique\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chichewa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChichewa\u003c\/a\u003e (~57% first language; ~70% total speakers, Malawi National Census 2018), English (co-official)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Central_Africa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish Central Africa Protectorate\u003c\/a\u003e (1891–1907) — administered from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blantyre,_Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBlantyre\u003c\/a\u003e, Malawi's largest city and commercial capital\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nyasaland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNyasaland\u003c\/a\u003e (1907–1953, 1963–1964) — British protectorate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federation_of_Rhodesia_and_Nyasaland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFederation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland\u003c\/a\u003e (1953–1963) — alongside Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of Malawi\u003c\/a\u003e (1966–date) — independent republic; capital moved from Blantyre to Lilongwe in 1975\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMalawi Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalawi is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa — and one of the poorest on earth by GDP per capita.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Malawi holds 30% of the world's freshwater fish species found nowhere else on the planet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRose Lomathinda Chibambo, whose portrait appears on this note, was a founding member of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi_Congress_Party\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalawi Congress Party\u003c\/a\u003e and one of the most prominent women in the country's independence movement — later imprisoned for her political beliefs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe New Parliament Building on the reverse was completed in 2010 and remains one of the most architecturally significant public buildings in the country.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalawi has no coastline, yet fishing is a cornerstone of its economy and culture — the lake is everything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Blind Mark and a Building\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tactile blind mark at center right — the feature that names this type — was introduced in 2014 to help visually impaired users identify the denomination. It’s a small design decision that says something about the intent behind the note. The building on the obverse is the Reserve Bank headquarters in Lilongwe, the capital that was purpose-built in the 1970s to replace the colonial-era city of Zomba.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Chief Who Watches Over the Currency\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%27mbelwa_II\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInkosi ya Makhosi M’mbelwa II\u003c\/a\u003e — whose portrait appears on the obverse and in the watermark — was a paramount chief of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ngoni_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNgoni people\u003c\/a\u003e, descendants of warriors who migrated from southern Africa in the 19th century. His face is woven into the paper itself, visible only when held to the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSeven Varieties, One Design\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe P# 63 series ran from 2014 to 2020 across seven distinct varieties, with subtle but meaningful differences: the position of the gold iridescent strip, the presence or absence of cornerstone watermarks, the background pattern, and the watermark portrait’s expression. The 2020 note — TBB# 157f — is the final issue of the series, distinguished by the watermark portrait with the mouth slightly open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn This Note from the Warm Heart of Africa\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMalawi is known as the \u003cem\u003eWarm Heart of Africa\u003c\/em\u003e — a reputation built on its people, not its economy. This 20 Kwacha note, crisp and uncirculated, is an affordable entry point into a collecting area that rewards close attention. The differences between varieties are real, documented, and genuinely interesting. The fish in the lake have no equivalent anywhere else on the planet. Neither does this note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small denomination from a small country that repays the collector who looks carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51799015489847,"sku":"MW63fU","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/63fo.jpg?v=1774902620"},{"product_id":"malawi-p-64g-50-kwacha-2020-u","title":"Malawi P-64g 50 Kwacha 2020 UNC—Elephant—Fishermen","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP# 64a \/ TBB# 158a — 2014, Governor Chuka (CSRC), prefix AN–AR\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP# 64b \/ TBB# 158b — 2015, Governor Chuka (CSRC), prefix AT–AX\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP# 64r \/ TBB# 158bz — 2015, replacement note, prefix ZA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP# 64c \/ TBB# 158c — 2016, Governor Chuka (CSRC), prefix AZ–BF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP# 64d \/ TBB# 158d — 2017, Governor Chuka (CSRC), prefix BG–BM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTBB# 158e — 2018, Governor Kabambe (DK), prefix BR–BT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTBB# 158f — 2019, Governor Kabambe (DK)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTBB# 158g — 2020, Governor Kabambe (DK)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue, orange, and green on multicolor underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fishermen in boat at left; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reserve_Bank_of_Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eReserve Bank of Malawi\u003c\/a\u003e building at center; portrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philip_Gomani_II\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInkosi ya Makhosi Philip Gomani II\u003c\/a\u003e at right; two large blind-mark dots at center right for visually impaired users\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elephants, tree, and safari vehicle in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kasungu_National_Park\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKasungu National Park\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait of Inkosi ya Makhosi Philip Gomani II with face value\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128 × 64 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reserve Bank of Malawi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_La_Rue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Rue\u003c\/a\u003e, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e Current — not \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edemonetized\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charles S. R. Chuka, Governor (P# 64a–d); Dalitso Kabambe, Governor (TBB# 158e–g)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawian_kwacha\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalawian kwacha\u003c\/a\u003e (1971–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of Malawi\u003c\/a\u003e (1966–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Malawi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lilongwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLilongwe\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~1.1 million; metro ~1.3 million)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~21 million (UN 2023) — similar to Romania or Florida (USA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118,484 km²\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$1,700 USD (IMF 2023) — ranks ~185th out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tobacco, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanzania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTanzania\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambique\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMozambique\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chichewa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChichewa\u003c\/a\u003e (~57% first language; ~70% total speakers, Malawi National Census 2018), English (co-official)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Central_Africa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish Central Africa Protectorate\u003c\/a\u003e (1891–1907) — administered from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blantyre,_Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBlantyre\u003c\/a\u003e, Malawi's largest city and commercial capital\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nyasaland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNyasaland\u003c\/a\u003e (1907–1953, 1963–1964) — British protectorate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federation_of_Rhodesia_and_Nyasaland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFederation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland\u003c\/a\u003e (1953–1963) — alongside Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of Malawi\u003c\/a\u003e (1966–date) — independent republic; capital moved from Blantyre to Lilongwe in 1975\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMalawi Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalawi is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa — and one of the poorest on earth by GDP per capita.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Malawi holds 30% of the world's freshwater fish species found nowhere else on the planet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRose Lomathinda Chibambo, whose portrait appears on this note, was a founding member of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi_Congress_Party\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalawi Congress Party\u003c\/a\u003e and one of the most prominent women in the country's independence movement — later imprisoned for her political beliefs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe New Parliament Building on the reverse was completed in 2010 and remains one of the most architecturally significant public buildings in the country.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalawi has no coastline, yet fishing is a cornerstone of its economy and culture — the lake is everything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo Dots That Changed the Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two large blind-mark dots at center right — the feature that distinguishes this type from the earlier series — were introduced in 2014 as a tactile aid for visually impaired users. A small but deliberate act of inclusion, pressed into every note printed from that year forward. The earlier 2012 series had no such feature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Chief in Exile, on the Currency\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilip Gomani II never lived to see Malawian independence. He was removed from his chieftaincy by the British in 1953 and died that same year. His face now appears on the 50 Kwacha note of the independent republic he never saw — watermarked into the paper, visible only when held to the light. History has a way of settling accounts slowly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eEight Varieties, One Safari\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe P# 64 series ran from 2014 to 2020 across eight distinct varieties, spanning two governors and six years of print runs. The 2020 note — TBB# 158g — is the final issue of the series. The reverse image of Kasungu — elephants, acacia, open vehicle — remained unchanged throughout, a quiet constant across a decade of economic turbulence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn This Note from the Warm Heart of Africa\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 50 Kwacha note, crisp and uncirculated, is an affordable piece of a country that rewards the collector who pays attention. The fishermen on the front work a lake with no parallel on Earth. The elephants on the back are survivors of a near-extinction. The chief in the watermark died for a principle. All of that fits in your hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA note that carries more history than its denomination suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51799015555383,"sku":"MW64gU","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/64go.jpg?v=1774902707"},{"product_id":"mozambique-p-139-100000-meticais-old-1993-06-16-u-communist-red","title":"Mozambique P-139 100000 Meticais (old) 1993-06-16 U—Communist—Red","description":"\u003cp\u003eFront: Banco de Moçambique building, Coat of Arms (hoe and AK-47 rifle)\u003cbr\u003e\nBack: Cabora Bassa dam\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51799016309047,"sku":"MZ139U","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"mozambique-p155-w155-20-meticais-2023-u-polymer-purple","title":"Mozambique P155 W155 20 Meticais 2023 U—Polymer—Purple","description":"\u003cp\u003eColor: Purple\u003cbr\u003e\nFront: Samora Moíses Machel\u003cbr\u003e\nBack: Trees, Mountains, Men with Spears, Map of Mozambique\u003cbr\u003e\nTransparent window: Feather\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51799016374583,"sku":"MZ155U","price":1.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"zambia-p-62-10-kwacha-2024-unc-kariba-dam-pangolin-fish-eagle","title":"Zambia P-62 10 Kwacha 2024 UNC—Kariba Dam—Pangolin—Fish Eagle","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e Only one variety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green, red, yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bank_of_Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBank of Zambia\u003c\/a\u003e logo; flower as registration device; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kariba_Dam\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKariba Dam\u003c\/a\u003e on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambezi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambezi River\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_fish_eagle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efish eagle\u003c\/a\u003e in flight; map of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambia\u003c\/a\u003e in bronze colour-shifting OVI ink; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coat_of_arms_of_Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambian coat of arms\u003c\/a\u003e. Windowed security thread with demetalized Bank of Zambia logo and 10. Green and red print.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambezi_teak\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambezi Teak\u003c\/a\u003e tree; two \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pangolin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epangolins\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kabwelume_Falls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKabwelume Falls\u003c\/a\u003e; flower as registration device. Green and red print; black serial numbers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fish eagle head and electrotype “10” and fish eagle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hybrid substrate (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louisenthal\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDurasafe®\u003c\/a\u003e, a trademark of Louisenthal GmbH, a Giesecke+Devrient company)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118 × 69 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bank_of_Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBank of Zambia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giesecke_%2B_Devrient\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGiesecke+Devrient\u003c\/a\u003e, Leipzig\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — legal tender (issued 31 March 2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Denny Kalyalya (Governor)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambian_kwacha\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambian kwacha\u003c\/a\u003e (2013–date) — introduced on 1 January 2013 to replace the old kwacha at a rate of 1,000:1, eliminating three zeros from all prices and accounts. The new kwacha was part of a broader effort to restore confidence in the currency after years of inflation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Zambia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lusaka\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLusaka\u003c\/a\u003e — city population ~3.3 million; metro area ~4 million\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~21 million — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Florida\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFlorida\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRomania\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 752,618 km² (290,587 mi²) — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Texas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTexas\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkey\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTurkey\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (PPP):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$3,500 USD (IMF 2026) — ranked approx. 160th globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Copper, cobalt, gold, tobacco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCongo (DRC)\u003c\/a\u003e (north), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanzania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTanzania\u003c\/a\u003e (northeast), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalawi\u003c\/a\u003e (east), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambique\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMozambique\u003c\/a\u003e (southeast), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e (south), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Botswana\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBotswana\u003c\/a\u003e (south), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Namibia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNamibia\u003c\/a\u003e (southwest), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angola\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAngola\u003c\/a\u003e (west)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/a\u003e — official; language of government and education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bemba_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBemba\u003c\/a\u003e — most widely spoken (~33%; Ethnologue 2023)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nyanja_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNyanja\u003c\/a\u003e — ~14%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tonga_language_(Zambia)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTonga\u003c\/a\u003e — ~11%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e70+ other indigenous languages spoken across the country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-colonial kingdoms (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barotseland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLozi\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bemba_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBemba\u003c\/a\u003e, and others)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_South_Africa_Company\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish South Africa Company\u003c\/a\u003e rule (1891–1924)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Rhodesia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNorthern Rhodesia\u003c\/a\u003e (British protectorate, 1924–1964)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of Zambia\u003c\/a\u003e (1964–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZambia Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZambia is one of the world’s most copper-dependent economies. When copper prices fall, the kwacha follows.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kariba_Dam\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKariba Dam\u003c\/a\u003e — depicted on the obverse — is one of the largest man-made lakes by volume in the world. It displaced 57,000 Tonga people when it was built in the 1950s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKabwelume Falls, on the reverse, is one of Zambia’s most spectacular waterfalls — and one of its least visited.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZambia was one of Africa’s first countries to default on its sovereign debt in the COVID era — in 2020. It restructured in 2023.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pangolin on this note is the most trafficked mammal on earth. Zambia putting two on its currency is a quiet act of conservation advocacy printed into every note in circulation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNot an Armadillo but a Mammal Covered in \"Fingernail\"\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pangolin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epangolin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is not a reptile, not a rodent — it is a \u003cstrong\u003emammal\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the only one on earth \u003cstrong\u003efully covered in scales.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThose scales are made of keratin\u003c\/strong\u003e, the same material as \u003cstrong\u003ehuman fingernails.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nocturnal and solitary, it eats ants and termites with a tongue longer than its own body. When threatened, \u003cstrong\u003eit curls into a tight ball \u003c\/strong\u003e— a defense that worked for millions of years, and now makes it trivially easy to pick up and carry away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll eight species are threatened or endangered. \u003cstrong\u003eThey are hunted for their scales — used in traditional medicine across Asia \u003c\/strong\u003e— and for their meat. The pangolin is the \u003cstrong\u003emost trafficked mammal on earth. \u003c\/strong\u003eZambia putting two on its currency is not incidental. It is a quiet, durable act of advocacy — printed into every note in circulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Dam, a Bird, and the Sound of Africa\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_fish_eagle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfrican fish eagle\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis Zambia’s national bird. Its call — a sharp, yelping cry thrown across open water — is so distinctive it has been called the sound of Africa. It appears on the obverse in flight, and again in the watermark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKariba Dam\u003c\/strong\u003e, also on the obverse, was one of the great engineering projects of the post-war era. Built between 1956 and 1959 on the \u003cstrong\u003eZambezi\u003c\/strong\u003e, it created one of the \u003cstrong\u003elargest reservoirs in the world \u003c\/strong\u003eby volume. The Tonga people who lived in the valley were relocated — 57,000 of them — with little compensation and no return.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 series is Zambia’s most visually ambitious currency in decades. The security features alone — color-shifting OVI ink, windowed holographic thread, hidden latent image — make this a note worth examining closely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn This New Issue of Zambia’s 2024 Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the P-62 — Zambia’s 10 Kwacha 2024 issue on Durasafe® hybrid substrate, in Uncirculated condition. Issued 31 March 2025. Crisp, unhandled, and from the first print run of a brand-new series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo pangolins. One fish eagle. A dam with a complicated history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51831645569335,"sku":"ZM62U","price":1.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/62o_a1ba7bf7-a449-4c6b-986e-c30266e088d2.jpg?v=1774755800"},{"product_id":"zambia-p-63-20-kwacha-2024-unc","title":"Zambia P-63 20 Kwacha 2024 UNC—Mauve (Pink\/Lavender)—Water Buffalo—Waterfalls","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e Only one variety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mauve (pale purple-pink), blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bank_of_Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBank of Zambia\u003c\/a\u003e logo; flower as registration device; tractor tilling field; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_fish_eagle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efish eagle\u003c\/a\u003e in flight; map of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambia\u003c\/a\u003e in OVI ink; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coat_of_arms_of_Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambian coat of arms\u003c\/a\u003e. Windowed security thread with demetalized Bank of Zambia logo and 20. Mauve and blue print.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_buffalo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWater buffalo\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Euphorbia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecandelabra tree\u003c\/a\u003e; two standing \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antelope\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eantelope\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chishimba_Falls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChishimba Falls\u003c\/a\u003e; flower as registration device.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fish eagle and electrotype “20” and fish eagle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hybrid substrate (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louisenthal\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDurasafe®\u003c\/a\u003e, a trademark of Louisenthal GmbH, a Giesecke+Devrient company)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124 × 69 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bank_of_Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBank of Zambia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giesecke_%2B_Devrient\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGiesecke+Devrient\u003c\/a\u003e, Leipzig\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — legal tender (issued 31 March 2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dr. Denny H. Kalyalya (Governor)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambian_kwacha\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambian kwacha\u003c\/a\u003e (2013–date) — introduced on 1 January 2013 to replace the old kwacha at a rate of 1,000:1, eliminating three zeros from all prices and accounts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Zambia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lusaka\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLusaka\u003c\/a\u003e — city population ~3.3 million; metro area ~4 million\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~21 million — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Florida\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFlorida\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRomania\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 752,618 km² (290,587 mi²) — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Texas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTexas\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkey\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTurkey\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (PPP):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$3,500 USD (IMF 2026) — ranked approx. 160th globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Copper, cobalt, gold, tobacco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCongo (DRC)\u003c\/a\u003e (north), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanzania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTanzania\u003c\/a\u003e (northeast), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalawi\u003c\/a\u003e (east), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambique\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMozambique\u003c\/a\u003e (southeast), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e (south), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Botswana\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBotswana\u003c\/a\u003e (south), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Namibia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNamibia\u003c\/a\u003e (southwest), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angola\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAngola\u003c\/a\u003e (west)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/a\u003e — official; language of government and education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bemba_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBemba\u003c\/a\u003e — most widely spoken (~33%; Ethnologue 2023)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nyanja_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNyanja\u003c\/a\u003e — ~14%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tonga_language_(Zambia)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTonga\u003c\/a\u003e — ~11%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e70+ other indigenous languages spoken across the country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-colonial kingdoms (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barotseland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLozi\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bemba_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBemba\u003c\/a\u003e, and others)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_South_Africa_Company\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish South Africa Company\u003c\/a\u003e rule (1891–1924)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Rhodesia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNorthern Rhodesia\u003c\/a\u003e (British protectorate, 1924–1964)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of Zambia\u003c\/a\u003e (1964–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZambia Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZambia is one of the world’s most copper-dependent economies. When copper prices fall, the kwacha follows.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chishimba_Falls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChishimba Falls\u003c\/a\u003e, on the reverse, is a triple waterfall system in northern Zambia — one of the country’s most visited natural sites, and still largely unknown outside it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe tractor on the obverse is a deliberate statement: Zambia has long sought to diversify away from copper dependency through agricultural development. The aspiration has been on the currency longer than it has been in the fields.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZambia was one of Africa’s first countries to default on its sovereign debt in the COVID era — in 2020. It restructured in 2023.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_buffalo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfrican buffalo\u003c\/a\u003e on the reverse is not domesticated and has never been successfully tamed. It is considered one of the most dangerous animals in Africa.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Tractor, a Buffalo, and a Falls You’ve Never Heard Of\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 20 Kwacha is the agricultural note of the 2024 series. The obverse leads with a \u003cstrong\u003etractor\u003c\/strong\u003e tilling open fields — an image of aspiration as much as reality. Zambia’s economy has been \u003cstrong\u003ecopper\u003c\/strong\u003e-dependent since independence; the tractor is a recurring symbol of the diversification that keeps being promised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse pairs an \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_buffalo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfrican buffalo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e with a \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Euphorbia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecandelabra tree\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — one of the most distinctive silhouettes in the African bush, a euphorbia that branches like a chandelier and bleeds toxic latex when cut. Two \u003cstrong\u003eantelope\u003c\/strong\u003e stand nearby. And in the background, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chishimba_Falls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChishimba Falls\u003c\/a\u003e — a triple waterfall system in the Luombe River in northern Zambia, dramatic enough to anchor a \u003cstrong\u003enational park\u003c\/strong\u003e, obscure enough that most people outside Zambia have never seen a photograph of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_fish_eagle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efish eagle\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eappears again on the obverse — in \u003cstrong\u003eflight\u003c\/strong\u003e, as on every note in this series — and again in the watermark. Zambia’s national bird is present on every denomination. Its call carries across water. So does a currency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn This New Issue of Zambia’s 2024 Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the P-63 — Zambia’s 20 Kwacha 2024 issue on Durasafe® hybrid substrate, in Uncirculated condition. Issued 31 March 2025. Crisp, unhandled, and part of the most ambitious banknote series Zambia has produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tractor. A buffalo. A waterfall worth finding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51831646388535,"sku":"ZM63U","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/63o.jpg?v=1774757479"},{"product_id":"zimbabwe-p-9-100-dollars-1995-chiremba-balancing-rocks-kariba-dam","title":"Zimbabwe P-9 100 Dollars 1995—Balancing Rocks—Dam—National Flower—Elephants","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eColor:\u003c\/b\u003e Obverse — brown and ochre tones; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gloriosa_superba\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFlame Lily\u003c\/a\u003e in red surrounded by blue, green, and red colour-shifting ink; reverse — green and brown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFront:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matobo_National_Park\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChiremba Balancing Rocks\u003c\/a\u003e, Matopos National Park; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gloriosa_superba\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFlame Lily (\u003ci\u003eGloriosa superba\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/a\u003e in colour-shifting ink — national flower of Zimbabwe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBack:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kariba_Dam\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKariba Dam\u003c\/a\u003e on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambezi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambezi River\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwe_Bird\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZimbabwe Bird\u003c\/a\u003e soapstone carving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eComposition:\u003c\/b\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 152 × 75 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/b\u003e Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYes\u003c\/a\u003e — 21 August 2006. 100 ZWD = about 11.55 USD in year of issue (1995)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/b\u003e Gov. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiachronicle.com\/?a=d\u0026amp;d=LN20010110.1.1\u0026amp;e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLeonard Ladislas Tsumba\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwean_dollar_(1980%E2%80%932009)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eZimbabwe First Dollar\u003c\/a\u003e (ZWD, 1980–2006)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReferences:\u003c\/b\u003e P-9; TBB B109\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Zimbabwe\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCapital:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harare\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHarare\u003c\/a\u003e — formerly \u003cstrong\u003eSalisbury\u003c\/strong\u003e, city pop. ~1.5 million; metro pop. ~2.8 million\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/b\u003e ~16.7 million (UN 2024) — similar to the Netherlands; between Pennsylvania and New York State\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArea:\u003c\/b\u003e 390,757 km² (150,872 mi²) — roughly the size of Montana or Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e ~$3,200 USD (IMF 2024) — ranks ~170th out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/b\u003e Gold, tobacco, platinum, chrome, diamonds, ferrochrome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBorders:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambia\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambique\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMozambique\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Africa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSouth Africa\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Botswana\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBotswana\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOfficial\/spoken languages:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shona_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShona\u003c\/a\u003e (~70%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Ndebele_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNdebele\u003c\/a\u003e (~20%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwean_English\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/a\u003e (~2.5% first language; official and educational lingua franca), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kalanga_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKalanga\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tonga_language_(Zambia_and_Zimbabwe)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTonga\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venda_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVenda\u003c\/a\u003e and others (~8%) — 16 co-official languages under the 2013 constitution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKingdom of Zimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e and successor states — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGreat Zimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e flourished 11th–15th centuries as a major trading empire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mutapa_state\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMutapa state\u003c\/a\u003e (c. 1430–1760) — successor to Great Zimbabwe; controlled gold trade routes to the Indian Ocean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePortuguese and Arab trade contact (16th–17th centuries)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ndebele_kingdom\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNdebele Kingdom\u003c\/a\u003e (1838–1894) — established in the southwest by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mzilikazi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMzilikazi\u003c\/a\u003e after breaking from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zulu_Kingdom\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZulu Kingdom\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_South_Africa_Company\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish South Africa Company\u003c\/a\u003e rule (1890–1923) — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cecil_Rhodes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCecil Rhodes\u003c\/a\u003e colonises the territory; named \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southern_Rhodesia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSouthern Rhodesia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBritish Crown Colony \/ self-governing colony (1923–1965)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unilateral_Declaration_of_Independence_(Rhodesia)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnilateral Declaration of Independence\u003c\/a\u003e (1965–1979) — white-minority \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhodesia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRhodesia\u003c\/a\u003e under \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ian_Smith\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIan Smith\u003c\/a\u003e; internationally unrecognised\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwe_Rhodesia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZimbabwe Rhodesia\u003c\/a\u003e \/ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lancaster_House_Agreement\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLancaster House Agreement\u003c\/a\u003e (1979–1980) — transition to majority rule\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepublic of Zimbabwe (1980–date) — independence under \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Mugabe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRobert Mugabe\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2017_Zimbabwean_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emilitary coup\u003c\/a\u003e removes Mugabe in 2017; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emmerson_Mnangagwa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEmmerson Mnangagwa\u003c\/a\u003e in power — \u003ci\u003ethis note issued during this period\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZimbabwe Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZimbabwe produced the most spectacular hyperinflation in recorded history. By November 2008, monthly inflation reached 79.6 billion percent. The central bank eventually issued a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwean_100_trillion_dollar_note\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e100 trillion dollar note\u003c\/a\u003e. This 100-dollar note from 1995 — worth roughly a dollar at the time — predates that collapse by over a decade, issued when Zimbabwe still had one of the stronger currencies in Africa.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGreat Zimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e — the ruined stone city that gives the country its name — was built without mortar. Its walls, some 11 metres high and 5 metres thick, were constructed using a dry-stone technique so precise that colonial-era Europeans refused to believe Africans had built it, inventing elaborate theories about Phoenicians or the Queen of Sheba instead. The archaeological consensus has been unambiguous since the 1930s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZimbabwe has the world's largest known reserves of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lithium_in_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elithium\u003c\/a\u003e outside of South America — a resource that has become geopolitically significant in the electric vehicle era. Chinese companies have moved aggressively to secure mining rights since 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victoria_Falls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVictoria Falls\u003c\/a\u003e — on Zimbabwe's border with Zambia — is the largest waterfall on earth by combined width and height. The local Kololo name is \u003ci\u003eMosi-oa-Tunya\u003c\/i\u003e: \"the smoke that thunders.\" The spray is visible from 50 km away.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhen 100 dollars was worth something\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis note was printed in 1995, when Zimbabwe's dollar was a functioning currency — worth roughly one US dollar, backed by a productive agricultural economy, and respected across the region. \u003cb\u003eThe Chiremba Balancing Rocks on the obverse were chosen as a national symbol of stability and resilience\u003c\/b\u003e — granite boulders that have balanced on each other for millions of years in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matobo_National_Park\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMatopos National Park\u003c\/a\u003e, defying gravity through geological patience. Within a decade of this note's issue, the currency it represented would be destroyed by one of the worst economic collapses in modern history. The rocks are still there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe colour-shifting flower: Zimbabwe's national emblem in ink\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gloriosa_superba\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFlame Lily (\u003ci\u003eGloriosa superba\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/a\u003e on the obverse is printed in \u003cb\u003ecolour-shifting ink that shifts between blue, green, and red\u003c\/b\u003e depending on the viewing angle — an advanced security feature for a mid-1990s African banknote, and a fitting choice for a flower that is itself a study in dramatic colour. The Flame Lily is Zimbabwe's national flower: its swept-back petals, vivid red and yellow in nature, are among the most distinctive blooms on the continent. It is also highly toxic — every part of the plant contains colchicine, a compound used in medicine but lethal in quantity. \u003cb\u003eZimbabwe chose a beautiful, dangerous flower as its national emblem.\u003c\/b\u003e The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwe_Bird\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZimbabwe Bird\u003c\/a\u003e — the stylised soapstone carving from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGreat Zimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e — appears separately as the watermark, visible when the note is held to light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKariba: the dam that drowned a valley and moved a people\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse shows \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kariba_Dam\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKariba Dam\u003c\/a\u003e, completed in 1959 on the Zambezi River between what was then Northern and Southern Rhodesia. At the time of its completion it was the largest man-made dam in the world by reservoir volume — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lake_Kariba\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLake Kariba\u003c\/a\u003e holds more water than any other reservoir on earth. \u003cb\u003eBuilding it required the forced relocation of 57,000 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tonga_people_(Zambia_and_Zimbabwe)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTonga people\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e from the Gwembe Valley — one of the largest forced displacements in African colonial history. The Tonga had no say. The dam powered two nations. The lake became a tourist destination. The Tonga received almost nothing in compensation and remain among the most marginalised communities in both Zambia and Zimbabwe today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA note from before the fall\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 2006, this denomination — 100 dollars — had been so thoroughly destroyed by inflation that the entire First Dollar series was \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edemonetised\u003c\/a\u003e and replaced. Zimbabwe went on to issue Second, Third, and Fourth dollar series, each collapsing in turn, before eventually abandoning its own currency entirely and dollarising in 2009. \u003cb\u003eThis 1995 note is a document of the moment before all of that —\u003c\/b\u003e when the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe could still print a note with colour-shifting security ink and mean it as a statement of confidence. Condition: UNC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rocks balanced for a million years. The currency lasted twenty-six.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51945808068919,"sku":"ZW9U","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/ZM-100-d-f_43df8cca-b0d8-41ea-a45d-882144638985.png?v=1775872401"},{"product_id":"zimbabwe-p-77-1000000-dollars-2008-vf-very-fine-plus-one-million-dollars","title":"Zimbabwe P-77 1000000 Dollars 2008 VF+ Very Fine Plus—One Million Dollars","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eColor:\u003c\/b\u003e Obverse — blue and green with colour-shifting ink on the Zimbabwe Bird; reverse — brown and green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFront:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chiremba_Balancing_Rocks\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChiremba Balancing Rocks\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matobo_National_Park\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMatopos National Park\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwe_Bird\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZimbabwe Bird\u003c\/a\u003e in colour-shifting ink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBack:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Enclosure\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eConical Tower of Great Zimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e ruins near \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Masvingo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMasvingo\u003c\/a\u003e; cattle in a pasture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwe_Bird\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZimbabwe Bird\u003c\/a\u003e; electrotype “1000”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eComposition:\u003c\/b\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 153 × 73 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/b\u003e Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/b\u003e Fidelity Printers and Refiners, Harare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYes\u003c\/a\u003e — 30 September 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/b\u003e Gov. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gideon_Gono\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGideon Gono\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwean_dollar\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZimbabwe Third Dollar\u003c\/a\u003e (ZWR, 2007–2008)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReferences:\u003c\/b\u003e P-77; TBB B168\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Zimbabwe\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCapital:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harare\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHarare\u003c\/a\u003e — city pop. ~1.5 million; metro pop. ~2.8 million\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/b\u003e ~16.7 million (UN 2024) — between Pennsylvania and New York, or similar to the Netherlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArea:\u003c\/b\u003e 390,757 km² (150,872 mi²) — roughly the size of Montana or Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e ~$3,200 USD (IMF 2024) — ranks ~170th out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/b\u003e Gold, tobacco, platinum, chrome, diamonds, ferrochrome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBorders:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambia\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambique\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMozambique\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Africa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSouth Africa\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Botswana\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBotswana\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOfficial\/spoken languages:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shona_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShona\u003c\/a\u003e (~70%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Ndebele_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNdebele\u003c\/a\u003e (~20%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwean_English\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/a\u003e (~2.5% first language; official and educational lingua franca), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kalanga_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKalanga\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tonga_language_(Zambia_and_Zimbabwe)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTonga\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venda_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVenda\u003c\/a\u003e and others (~8%) — 16 co-official languages under the 2013 constitution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKingdom of Zimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e and successor states — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGreat Zimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e flourished 11th–15th centuries as a major trading empire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mutapa_state\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMutapa state\u003c\/a\u003e (c. 1430–1760) — controlled gold trade routes to the Indian Ocean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePortuguese and Arab trade contact (16th–17th centuries)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ndebele_kingdom\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNdebele Kingdom\u003c\/a\u003e (1838–1894) — established by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mzilikazi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMzilikazi\u003c\/a\u003e after breaking from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zulu_Kingdom\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZulu Kingdom\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_South_Africa_Company\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish South Africa Company\u003c\/a\u003e rule (1890–1923) — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cecil_Rhodes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCecil Rhodes\u003c\/a\u003e colonises the territory as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southern_Rhodesia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSouthern Rhodesia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBritish Crown Colony \/ self-governing colony (1923–1965)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unilateral_Declaration_of_Independence_(Rhodesia)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnilateral Declaration of Independence\u003c\/a\u003e (1965–1979) — white-minority \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhodesia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRhodesia\u003c\/a\u003e under \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ian_Smith\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIan Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lancaster_House_Agreement\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLancaster House Agreement\u003c\/a\u003e (1979–1980) — transition to majority rule\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepublic of Zimbabwe (1980–date) — independence under \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Mugabe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRobert Mugabe\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2017_Zimbabwean_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emilitary coup\u003c\/a\u003e removes Mugabe in 2017; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emmerson_Mnangagwa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEmmerson Mnangagwa\u003c\/a\u003e in power — \u003ci\u003ethis note issued during this period\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eZimbabwe Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis note — one million dollars — was worth less than one US dollar when it was printed in November 2008. Within weeks of its issue, Zimbabwe's monthly inflation hit 79.6 billion percent, making it the most extreme hyperinflation in recorded history. The Reserve Bank responded by issuing ever-larger denominations: 10 million, 100 million, 1 billion, 10 billion, 100 billion — all within months. The currency was eventually abandoned entirely in 2009.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGreat Zimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e — on the reverse of this note — was built without mortar. Its walls, some 11 metres high and 5 metres thick, were constructed using dry-stone technique so precise that colonial-era Europeans refused to believe Africans had built it, inventing theories about Phoenicians or the Queen of Sheba. The archaeological consensus has been unambiguous since the 1930s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZimbabwe has the world's largest known reserves of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lithium_in_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elithium\u003c\/a\u003e outside South America — now geopolitically significant in the electric vehicle era. Chinese companies have moved aggressively to secure mining rights since 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victoria_Falls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVictoria Falls\u003c\/a\u003e — on Zimbabwe's border with Zambia — is the largest waterfall on earth by combined width and height. The local Kololo name is \u003ci\u003eMosi-oa-Tunya\u003c\/i\u003e: \"the smoke that thunders.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOne million dollars, printed in desperation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis note was issued on 5 November 2008 — deep inside one of the most catastrophic economic collapses in modern history. \u003cb\u003eZimbabwe's Third Dollar had already been redenominated once\u003c\/b\u003e (the Second Dollar was replaced at 1,000:1 in 2007), and this million-dollar note was itself worth less than a US dollar at the time of printing. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gideon_Gono\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGideon Gono\u003c\/a\u003e, whose signature appears on the obverse, was the Reserve Bank Governor throughout the hyperinflationary period — a man tasked with managing the unmanageable, printing denominations that became worthless before the ink dried. \u003cb\u003eHe later wrote a book about it.\u003c\/b\u003e The Third Dollar was demonetised in 2015, nine years after the First Dollar and seven years after Zimbabwe had already abandoned its own currency for the US dollar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe same rocks, a different world\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chiremba_Balancing_Rocks\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChiremba Balancing Rocks\u003c\/a\u003e appear on this note just as they did on the 1995 P-9 — the same image, the same symbol of national resilience, now printed on a denomination worth a fraction of a cent. \u003cb\u003eThe irony is not subtle.\u003c\/b\u003e The rocks were chosen in 1980 as a symbol of Zimbabwe's stability and balance. By 2008, the currency bearing their image had become a global symbol of monetary collapse. The rocks themselves remain unchanged in Matopos, indifferent to the denominations printed in their name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eGreat Zimbabwe and cattle: the original economy on the back\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse pairs the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Enclosure\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eConical Tower of Great Zimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e with cattle grazing in a pasture — a deliberate juxtaposition of civilisational heritage and agricultural identity. \u003cb\u003eCattle have been the primary store of wealth in Zimbabwean culture for centuries\u003c\/b\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shona_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShona\u003c\/a\u003e word for cattle (\u003ci\u003emombe\u003c\/i\u003e) is deeply embedded in concepts of prosperity, bride price, and social status. Great Zimbabwe itself was built partly on the wealth generated by controlling the gold and cattle trade routes of southern Africa. Printing both on the same note — even a worthless one — was an act of cultural assertion in the middle of economic catastrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn a document of the most extreme inflation in history\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Zimbabwe hyperinflation notes are among the most collected modern banknotes in the world — not despite their worthlessness, but because of it. \u003cb\u003eThis million-dollar note costs less than five dollars.\u003c\/b\u003e It was printed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fidelity_Printers_and_Refiners\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFidelity Printers and Refiners\u003c\/a\u003e in Harare — Zimbabwe's own security printer, still operating today — which gives this note the distinction of being a domestic product of the collapse it documents. Condition: VF+.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne million dollars. Four dollars and change. The math of hyperinflation, held in your hand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51945846571319,"sku":"ZW77VF","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/77o_6872a01c-b0ae-4e6a-a3f5-ca36afd6a27a.jpg?v=1775871578"},{"product_id":"zimbabwe-p-77-1000000-dollars-2008-vf-very-fine-plus-one-million-dollars-copy","title":"Zimbabwe P-83 1000000000 Dollars 2008 VF+ Very Fine Plus—One Billion Dollars","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eColor:\u003c\/b\u003e Obverse — blue and green with colour-shifting ink on the Zimbabwe Bird; reverse — green and brown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFront:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chiremba_Balancing_Rocks\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChiremba Balancing Rocks\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matobo_National_Park\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMatopos National Park\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwe_Bird\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZimbabwe Bird\u003c\/a\u003e in colour-shifting ink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBack:\u003c\/b\u003e Palm trees in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Herbarium_and_Botanic_Garden,_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNational Herbarium and Botanic Garden\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Avondale,_Harare\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAvondale\u003c\/a\u003e, Harare; trumpeting \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_bush_elephant\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfrican elephant\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwe_Bird\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZimbabwe Bird\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eComposition:\u003c\/b\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 148 × 74 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/b\u003e Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/b\u003e Fidelity Printers and Refiners, Harare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYes\u003c\/a\u003e — 30 September 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/b\u003e Gov. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gideon_Gono\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGideon Gono\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwean_dollar\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZimbabwe Third Dollar\u003c\/a\u003e (ZWR, 2007–2008)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReferences:\u003c\/b\u003e P-83; TBB B174\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Zimbabwe\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCapital:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harare\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHarare\u003c\/a\u003e — city pop. ~1.5 million; metro pop. ~2.8 million\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/b\u003e ~16.7 million (UN 2024) — between Pennsylvania and New York, or similar to the Netherlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArea:\u003c\/b\u003e 390,757 km² (150,872 mi²) — roughly the size of Montana or Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e ~$3,200 USD (IMF 2024) — ranks ~170th out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/b\u003e Gold, tobacco, platinum, chrome, diamonds, ferrochrome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBorders:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambia\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambique\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMozambique\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Africa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSouth Africa\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Botswana\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBotswana\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOfficial\/spoken languages:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shona_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShona\u003c\/a\u003e (~70%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Ndebele_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNdebele\u003c\/a\u003e (~20%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwean_English\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/a\u003e (~2.5% first language; official and educational lingua franca), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kalanga_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKalanga\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tonga_language_(Zambia_and_Zimbabwe)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTonga\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venda_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVenda\u003c\/a\u003e and others (~8%) — 16 co-official languages under the 2013 constitution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKingdom of Zimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e and successor states — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGreat Zimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e flourished 11th–15th centuries as a major trading empire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mutapa_state\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMutapa state\u003c\/a\u003e (c. 1430–1760) — controlled gold trade routes to the Indian Ocean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePortuguese and Arab trade contact (16th–17th centuries)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ndebele_kingdom\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNdebele Kingdom\u003c\/a\u003e (1838–1894) — established by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mzilikazi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMzilikazi\u003c\/a\u003e after breaking from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zulu_Kingdom\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZulu Kingdom\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_South_Africa_Company\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish South Africa Company\u003c\/a\u003e rule (1890–1923) — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cecil_Rhodes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCecil Rhodes\u003c\/a\u003e colonises the territory as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southern_Rhodesia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSouthern Rhodesia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBritish Crown Colony \/ self-governing colony (1923–1965)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unilateral_Declaration_of_Independence_(Rhodesia)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnilateral Declaration of Independence\u003c\/a\u003e (1965–1979) — white-minority \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhodesia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRhodesia\u003c\/a\u003e under \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ian_Smith\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIan Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lancaster_House_Agreement\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLancaster House Agreement\u003c\/a\u003e (1979–1980) — transition to majority rule\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepublic of Zimbabwe (1980–date) — independence under \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Mugabe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRobert Mugabe\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2017_Zimbabwean_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emilitary coup\u003c\/a\u003e removes Mugabe in 2017; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emmerson_Mnangagwa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEmmerson Mnangagwa\u003c\/a\u003e in power — \u003ci\u003ethis note issued during this period\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eZimbabwe Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis note — one billion dollars — was issued on 19 December 2008, six weeks after the one-million-dollar note (P-77). By that point Zimbabwe's monthly inflation had reached 79.6 billion percent. A billion dollars bought roughly what a dollar bought a year earlier. The Reserve Bank kept printing: 5 billion, 10 billion, 50 billion, 100 billion — all issued within the same frantic weeks. The currency was abandoned entirely in early 2009.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGreat Zimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e — the ruined stone city that gives the country its name — was built without mortar. Its walls, some 11 metres high and 5 metres thick, were constructed using dry-stone technique so precise that colonial-era Europeans refused to believe Africans had built it, inventing theories about Phoenicians or the Queen of Sheba. The archaeological consensus has been unambiguous since the 1930s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZimbabwe has the world's largest known reserves of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lithium_in_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elithium\u003c\/a\u003e outside South America — now geopolitically significant in the electric vehicle era. Chinese companies have moved aggressively to secure mining rights since 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victoria_Falls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVictoria Falls\u003c\/a\u003e — on Zimbabwe's border with Zambia — is the largest waterfall on earth by combined width and height. The local Kololo name is \u003ci\u003eMosi-oa-Tunya\u003c\/i\u003e: \"the smoke that thunders.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOne billion dollars, six weeks after one million\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe P-83 was issued on 19 December 2008 — just six weeks after the one-million-dollar P-77. \u003cb\u003eIn those six weeks, Zimbabwe's inflation had rendered the million-dollar note effectively worthless, requiring a denomination one thousand times larger.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gideon_Gono\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGideon Gono\u003c\/a\u003e, whose signature appears on both notes, was presiding over a currency in freefall. The Third Dollar series — which had itself replaced the Second Dollar at 1,000:1 just a year earlier — would be abandoned entirely within weeks of this note's issue. Zimbabwe dollarised in early 2009, adopting the US dollar, South African rand, and other foreign currencies as legal tender. The Third Dollar was formally demonetised in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe same rocks, still balancing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chiremba_Balancing_Rocks\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChiremba Balancing Rocks\u003c\/a\u003e appear on this note as they did on every denomination of the Chiremba Rocks series — from the 1995 hundred-dollar P-9 through to the billion-dollar notes of late 2008. \u003cb\u003eThe same image of geological stability, printed on denominations spanning nine orders of magnitude.\u003c\/b\u003e The rocks were chosen in 1980 as a symbol of Zimbabwe's balance and resilience. By December 2008, the currency bearing their image had become the defining example of monetary collapse in modern economic history. The rocks remain in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epworth,_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEpworth\u003c\/a\u003e, unchanged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe back: a garden and a trumpeting elephant\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse is unexpectedly serene. Palm trees from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Herbarium_and_Botanic_Garden,_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNational Herbarium and Botanic Garden\u003c\/a\u003e in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Avondale,_Harare\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAvondale\u003c\/a\u003e, Harare — one of the finest botanical collections in southern Africa — frame a trumpeting \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_bush_elephant\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfrican elephant\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cb\u003eZimbabwe has one of the largest elephant populations on earth\u003c\/b\u003e — over 100,000, more than any other country — and has been in ongoing dispute with international conservation bodies over its right to cull and sell ivory. The elephant on this note is not decorative; it is a statement of natural sovereignty. The botanic garden, meanwhile, was established in 1900 during the colonial period and remains one of Harare's most visited public spaces — a quiet corner of the capital that outlasted the currency printed in its image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn a document of the final weeks of the Zimbabwe dollar\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe P-83 billion-dollar note was printed in the last gasp of Zimbabwe's monetary system. \u003cb\u003eIt is one of the highest denominations ever issued in the Third Dollar series that a collector can still find in UNC condition for under five dollars.\u003c\/b\u003e Printed domestically by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fidelity_Printers_and_Refiners\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFidelity Printers and Refiners\u003c\/a\u003e in Harare — a security printer that kept running even as the economy collapsed around it — this note is a domestic artefact of an extraordinary moment. Condition: UNC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne billion dollars. The price of a loaf of bread. 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(OVI) security ink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLettering: 500 000 RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE \/ I promise to pay the bearer on demand \/ FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS \/ for the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe \/ HARARE 2008\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColors: matching pink\/lavender palette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePalm trees in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Botanic_Garden_of_Zimbabwe\"\u003eNational Herbarium and Botanic Garden\u003c\/a\u003e in Avondale, Harare; dairy farming scene with milking cows — agriculture and botany as quiet visual statements during a moment of severe economic crisis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLettering: 500 000 RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarieties: 2008 issue, single design (signed by Governor Gideon Gono)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatalog numbers: P# 76; TBB# 167; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Numista\"\u003eNumista\u003c\/a\u003e N#201940 | Numista: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.numista.com\/201940\"\u003ehttps:\/\/en.numista.com\/201940\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposition: Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 148 × 74 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShape: Rectangular\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdge: Cut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnique: Lithography (with security features)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrientation: Horizontal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIssuing entity: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reserve_Bank_of_Zimbabwe\"\u003eReserve Bank of Zimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMint: not stated by primary references\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYears issued: 2008 (Chiremba Rocks Series); demonetized 30 September 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurrency: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwean_dollar\"\u003eThird Zimbabwean Dollar\u003c\/a\u003e (ZWR, 2007–2008) — replaced by the Fourth Dollar within months\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOfficial language: English (one of 16 official languages of Zimbabwe)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Zimbabwe\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin of name: From the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shona_language\"\u003eShona\u003c\/a\u003e phrase \u003cem\u003edzimba dzemabwe\u003c\/em\u003e (\"houses of stone\"), referring to the medieval city of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Zimbabwe\"\u003eGreat Zimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e, a stone-built capital that flourished from the 11th to 15th centuries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapital: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harare\"\u003eHarare\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~1.5 million; metro ~2.4 million)\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin of name: Renamed in 1982 from Salisbury after Chief \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neharawa\"\u003eNeharawa\u003c\/a\u003e (whose nickname was \u003cem\u003eHaarare\u003c\/em\u003e, \"he who does not sleep\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePopulation: ~16.7 million (UN 2024) — comparable to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Netherlands\"\u003ethe Netherlands\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Senegal\"\u003eSenegal\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArea: 390,757 km² (150,872 mi²) — comparable to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Montana\"\u003eMontana\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\"\u003eJapan\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e): ~$3,400 (IMF 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMain exports: gold, platinum, tobacco, ferrochrome, diamonds, lithium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorders: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Africa\"\u003eSouth Africa\u003c\/a\u003e (south), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Botswana\"\u003eBotswana\u003c\/a\u003e (southwest), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia\"\u003eZambia\u003c\/a\u003e (north), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambique\"\u003eMozambique\u003c\/a\u003e (east); landlocked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOfficial\/spoken language: 16 official languages including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shona_language\"\u003eShona\u003c\/a\u003e (~70% of speakers), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Ndebele_language\"\u003eNdebele\u003c\/a\u003e, English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEthnicities: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shona_people\"\u003eShona\u003c\/a\u003e (~70%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Ndebele_people\"\u003eNdebele\u003c\/a\u003e (~20%), other Bantu and minorities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemberships: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (1980); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_Union\"\u003eAfrican Union\u003c\/a\u003e (1980); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southern_African_Development_Community\"\u003eSADC\u003c\/a\u003e (1992); rejoined the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commonwealth_of_Nations\"\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/a\u003e after 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSovereignty: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southern_Rhodesia\"\u003eSouthern Rhodesia\u003c\/a\u003e (British colony, 1923–1965); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhodesia\"\u003eRhodesia\u003c\/a\u003e (UDI, 1965–1979); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwe_Rhodesia\"\u003eZimbabwe Rhodesia\u003c\/a\u003e (1979); independence as Republic of Zimbabwe on 18 April 1980\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZimbabwe Hyperinflation Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZimbabwe holds the world record for hyperinflation: in November 2008 inflation hit 79,600,000,000% per month — prices roughly doubled every 24 hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis 500,000 dollar note (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwean_dollar\"\u003eThird Zimbabwean Dollar\u003c\/a\u003e) was issued in early 2008; by year's end it was rendered nearly worthless by inflation that culminated in the famous Z$100 trillion note (Fourth Dollar)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Reserve Bank issued THREE different \"dollar\" currencies between 2006 and 2009 — each replacing the previous after rapid devaluation: Second Dollar → Third Dollar (this note's currency) → Fourth Dollar (the trillion-denomination notes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy April 2009 Zimbabwe abandoned its dollar entirely and used USD, ZAR, and other currencies for over a decade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 500,000 dollar note was issued under the \"Chiremba Rocks\" series — a deliberately tranquil design at a moment of monetary chaos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis note was officially demonetized on 30 September 2015 — the final closing of the Third Dollar episode\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBalancing Rocks Against the Crash\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chiremba_Balancing_Rocks\"\u003eChiremba Balancing Rocks\u003c\/a\u003e on the obverse — boulders impossibly stacked by millennia of erosion in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matobo_National_Park\"\u003eMatobo National Park\u003c\/a\u003e — became Zimbabwe's most ubiquitous national symbol after independence. They appear on the coat of arms, on coins, and on multiple banknote series across decades. The choice to put them on this 500,000 dollar note in 2008 — a piece of currency that lost half its value within weeks of being issued — was a kind of visual prayer for stability. The rocks have stood for tens of thousands of years; the Third Dollar lasted just over twenty months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Color-Shifting Bird\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you tilt this note in the light, the small \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hungwe\"\u003eZimbabwe Bird\u003c\/a\u003e printed near the central design shifts color — typically from green to gold or vice versa. This is OVI (optically variable ink), a security feature added to combat the wave of forgeries that plagued Zimbabwean currency during the hyperinflation. The irony: the Reserve Bank invested in expensive security inks for paper that lost its value faster than a forger could plausibly print fakes. The Zimbabwe Bird itself is a soapstone sculpture excavated at Great Zimbabwe in the 19th century, today the country's most reproduced national emblem. It survives every currency reissue — quietly continuous across a sequence of monetary collapses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52110596669751,"sku":"ZW76VF","price":0.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/ZW76o.jpg?v=1778412961"},{"product_id":"zimbabwe-p-116-w116-20-zig-2026-unc-elephant","title":"Zimbabwe P-116 20 ZiG 2026 UNC—Elephant—Zimbabwe Gold Currency","description":"\u003cp\u003eIssued April 7, 2026 as part of Zimbabwe's upgraded \u003cstrong\u003e\"Big Five\" \u003c\/strong\u003eZiG series, this 20 ZiG note is one of the most \u003cstrong\u003evisually striking\u003c\/strong\u003e banknotes in recent African monetary history — gold-backed, intaglio-engraved, and carrying the \u003cstrong\u003eelephant\u003c\/strong\u003e, the balancing rocks, and the new Parliament building on a \u003cstrong\u003ewarm amber canvas \u003c\/strong\u003ethat literally evokes the \u003cstrong\u003egold reserves \u003c\/strong\u003ebehind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e warm golden-amber and orange background; brown intaglio engraving throughout; red serial number\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge intaglio-engraved \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_elephant\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfrican elephant\u003c\/a\u003e at left — one of Zimbabwe's \"Big Five,\" the centerpiece of the 2026 series redesign\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epworth_Balancing_Rocks\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChiremba Balancing Rocks\u003c\/a\u003e of Epworth at right — a natural granite formation near Harare and enduring symbol of Zimbabwe's ecological identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZimbabwe bird on star as registration device (upper left) and as PEAK device (center)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor-shifting gold bar security element lower right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntaglio horizontal lines at left and right edges for sight-impaired identification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerial number AA5319577 in red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLettering: \u003cem\u003e20 RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE 20 \/ I promise to pay the bearer on demand \/ 20 TWENTY ZiG \/ for the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe \/ Dr John Mushayavanhu, Governor \/ Harare 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rbz.co.zw\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDr John Mushayavanhu\u003c\/a\u003e, Governor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e matching golden-amber and orange background; brown intaglio engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parliament_of_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNew Parliament Building complex\u003c\/a\u003e, Harare — a grand modernist structure opened in 2024, built with Chinese assistance, featuring a sweeping staircase and Zimbabwe bird motifs on the facade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGold bar color-shift element lower left\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZimbabwe bird on star as registration device upper right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLettering: \u003cem\u003e20 RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE \/ Parliament of Zimbabwe \/ 20\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eReplacement note\u003c\/em\u003e (not this note); \u003cem\u003eSpecimen\u003c\/em\u003e (not this note); \u003cstrong\u003eTBB# B207a — this note\u003c\/strong\u003e (issued note, 2026, signed JM)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-116; TBB B207; Numista N#573748\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Zimbabwe bird and electrotype 20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 137 × 65 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reserve_Bank_of_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eReserve Bank of Zimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fidelity_Printers_and_Refiners\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFidelity Printers and Refiners\u003c\/a\u003e, Harare, Zimbabwe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 April 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e No — current legal tender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rbz.co.zw\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDr John Mushayavanhu\u003c\/a\u003e, Governor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwe_Gold\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZimbabwe Gold (ZiG)\u003c\/a\u003e (2024–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shona_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShona\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ndebele_language_(Zimbabwe)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNdebele\u003c\/a\u003e, and 14 other co-official languages including English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Zimbabwe\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shona_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShona\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cem\u003edzimba dza mabwe\u003c\/em\u003e meaning \"houses of stone\" — a reference to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGreat Zimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e ruins, the largest ancient stone structure in sub-Saharan Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harare\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHarare\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~1.5 million; metro ~2.8 million)\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From \u003cem\u003eHarawa\u003c\/em\u003e, the name of a Shona chief whose village occupied the site; the city was founded as Fort Salisbury in 1890 by the British South Africa Company and renamed Harare at independence in 1982\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~17 million (UN 2024) — comparable to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Netherlands\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNetherlands\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chile\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChile\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 390,757 km² (150,872 mi²) — comparable to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Montana\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMontana\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJapan\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$3,400 (IMF 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gold, tobacco, platinum, ferrochrome, diamonds, lithium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambia\u003c\/a\u003e (north), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambique\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMozambique\u003c\/a\u003e (east), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Africa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSouth Africa\u003c\/a\u003e (south), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Botswana\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBotswana\u003c\/a\u003e (west); touches \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Namibia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNamibia\u003c\/a\u003e at a single point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16 co-official languages including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shona_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShona\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ndebele_language_(Zimbabwe)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNdebele\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shona_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShona\u003c\/a\u003e (~82%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ndebele_people_(Zimbabwe)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNdebele\u003c\/a\u003e (~14%), with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_Zimbabweans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhite Zimbabweans\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asian_Zimbabweans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAsian Zimbabweans\u003c\/a\u003e, and others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (1980); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_Union\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfrican Union\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southern_African_Development_Community\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSouthern African Development Community\u003c\/a\u003e (SADC, hosts secretariat in Gaborone); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commonwealth_of_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCommonwealth of Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (rejoined 2018 after 15-year suspension)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhodesia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRhodesia\u003c\/a\u003e (UDI 1965–1979); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwe_Rhodesia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZimbabwe Rhodesia\u003c\/a\u003e (1979); independent Republic of Zimbabwe (1980–date) under \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Mugabe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRobert Mugabe\u003c\/a\u003e (1980–2017); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emmerson_Mnangagwa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEmmerson Mnangagwa\u003c\/a\u003e (2017–date) following a military-assisted transition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZimbabwe Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZimbabwe holds the world record for the highest denomination banknote ever issued in peacetime: the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwean_dollar\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e100 trillion dollar note\u003c\/a\u003e of 2009 — now a collector's item worth more than its face value ever was\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe country has had at least six distinct currencies since 2000, including two versions of the Zimbabwean dollar, the RTGS dollar, the Zimbabwe dollar (2019), and now the ZiG — making its monetary history one of the most turbulent of any nation in the 21st century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGreat Zimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e — the stone city that gave the country its name — was built between the 11th and 15th centuries and housed up to 18,000 people at its peak; colonial-era authorities initially refused to believe it was built by Africans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZimbabwe has one of the highest literacy rates in Africa (~90%), a legacy of heavy investment in education during the early independence era\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victoria_Falls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVictoria Falls\u003c\/a\u003e — shared with Zambia — is the largest waterfall in the world by combined width and height, generating a spray visible from 50 km away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZimbabwe's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hwange_National_Park\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHwange National Park\u003c\/a\u003e hosts one of the largest elephant populations on Earth — over 45,000 animals, the same species depicted on this note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe ZiG — Africa's Most Ambitious Currency Experiment\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn April 8, 2024, Zimbabwe launched the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwe_Gold\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZimbabwe Gold (ZiG)\u003c\/a\u003e — a currency explicitly backed by US$575 million in hard assets: gold bullion, foreign currencies, and precious metals held in reserve. It was the country's sixth attempt at a stable currency in 25 years, and the first in the world to be formally gold-backed at launch since the Bretton Woods era. The 2026 series — this note among them — represents the second generation of ZiG notes, with upgraded security features, graduated sizing for the sight-impaired, and a new \"Big Five\" wildlife theme replacing the more abstract imagery of the first issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Elephant and the Rocks\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe obverse pairs two of Zimbabwe's most powerful visual symbols. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_elephant\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfrican elephant\u003c\/a\u003e — the largest land animal on Earth — is rendered in fine intaglio engraving, its texture and mass conveyed through the raised ink that you can feel with a fingertip. Beside it, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epworth_Balancing_Rocks\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChiremba Balancing Rocks\u003c\/a\u003e of Epworth have appeared on Zimbabwean currency since independence: a natural granite formation where massive boulders stack improbably atop one another, interpreted as a symbol of balance, patience, and the interdependence of generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe New Parliament\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse features Zimbabwe's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parliament_of_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003enew Parliament building\u003c\/a\u003e in Mt. Hampden, opened in 2024 after years of construction funded and built by China as a gift to Zimbabwe. The structure — a sweeping modernist complex with a grand ceremonial staircase — was controversial at home and abroad, raising questions about debt diplomacy and sovereignty. Its appearance on the national currency signals the government's intent to present it as a symbol of national pride regardless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOwn this note\u003c\/strong\u003e and you hold one of the rarest and most consequential pieces of paper money issued anywhere in 2026 — a gold-backed currency from a country that once printed 100 trillion dollar notes, now trying again with the elephant, the rocks, and the reserves to back it up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52110596735287,"sku":"ZW116UNC","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/ZW116o.jpg?v=1778593906"},{"product_id":"5-pcs-lot-5x-zimbabwe-p-77-1000000-dollars-2008-vf-very-fine-plus-1-million-dollars","title":"| 5 Pcs Lot 5x Zimbabwe P-77 1000000 Dollars 2008 VF+ Very Fine Plus—1 Million Dollars","description":"\u003cp\u003e5 pcs lot\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136379416887,"sku":"ZM77VFPx5PCS","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/83ocopy.jpg?v=1778706965"}],"url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/collections\/southern-africa.oembed","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}