Overview

A set of twelve banknotes of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe from the 2006–2008 hyperinflation era, ranging from the 500 Dollar bearer cheque up to the 20 Billion Dollar note. They include the 5 Billion Special Agro-Cheque and a run of bearer cheques, each dated and signed by Governor Dr. G. Gono. The set shows how fast the Zimbabwe dollar lost its value – one of the best-known episodes in modern monetary history.

Key Features & Details:

• Country: Zimbabwe
• Issuer: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
• Currency: Zimbabwe Dollar (2006–2008 issues)
• Set: 12 banknotes – 20 Billion, 10 Billion, 5 Billion, 500 Million, 250 Million, 100 Million, 50 Million, 25 Million, 10 Million, 750,000, 500,000 and 500 Dollars
• Condition: Used – as shown in the images; the condition of each note is exactly as pictured
• Delivered: The exact notes shown in the photographs

The Notes (highest denomination first):

1. 20 Billion Dollars – 2008 (Harare)

• Front: Balancing rocks, the “Twenty Billion Dollars” wording and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe seal
• Back: The conical tower of Great Zimbabwe and a palm plantation scene
• Serial Number: AA9554190

2. 10 Billion Dollars – 2008 (Harare)

• Front: Balancing rocks, the “Ten Billion Dollars” wording and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe seal
• Back: Kariba Dam wall with its spillway, and a miner using a pneumatic drill
• Serial Number: AA0271107

3. 5 Billion Dollars – Special Agro-Cheque (issued 15 May 2008, valid to 31 December 2008)

• Front: “Special Agro-Cheque” design with a large 5, the Reserve Bank seal and the Governor’s signature
• Back: A large grain-storage complex with a pair of giraffes
• Serial Number: AB5961402

4. 500 Million Dollars – 2008 (Harare)

• Front: Balancing rocks, the “Five Hundred Million Dollars” wording and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe seal
• Back: A dairy milking parlour and a miner using a pneumatic drill
• Serial Number: AA2619615

5. 250 Million Dollars – Bearer Cheque (issued 2 May 2008, valid to 31 December 2008)

• Front: “Bearer Cheque” design with the Reserve Bank seal and the Governor’s signature
• Back: An elephant in front of the Victoria Falls
• Serial Number: AB5068041

6. 100 Million Dollars – Bearer Cheque (issued 2 May 2008, valid to 31 December 2008)

• Front: “Bearer Cheque” design with the Reserve Bank seal and the Governor’s signature
• Back: Women pounding grain beside a village, with irrigated fields
• Serial Number: AA0954493

7. 50 Million Dollars – Bearer Cheque (issued 2 April 2008, valid to 30 June 2008)

• Front: “Bearer Cheque” design with the Reserve Bank seal and the Governor’s signature
• Back: A herd of elephants
• Serial Number: AJ7769614

8. 25 Million Dollars – Bearer Cheque (issued 2 April 2008, valid to 30 June 2008)

• Front: “Bearer Cheque” design with the Reserve Bank seal and the Governor’s signature
• Back: A city skyline with a flame monument
• Serial Number: AA3966015

9. 10 Million Dollars – Bearer Cheque (issued 1 January 2008, valid to 30 June 2008)

• Front: “Bearer Cheque” design with the Reserve Bank seal and the Governor’s signature
• Back: A leaping tigerfish and a dam spillway
• Serial Number: AY4918746

10. 750,000 Dollars – Bearer Cheque (issued 31 December 2007, valid to 30 June 2008)

• Front: “Bearer Cheque” design with the Reserve Bank seal and the Governor’s signature (a strip of tape is visible on the left edge)
• Back: An elephant in front of the Victoria Falls
• Serial Number: AC6199714

11. 500,000 Dollars – Bearer Cheque (issued 1 July 2007, valid to 30 June 2008)

• Front: “Bearer Cheque” design with the Reserve Bank seal and the Governor’s signature
• Back: A herd of elephants
• Serial Number: AF6183410

12. 500 Dollars – Bearer Cheque (issued 1 August 2006, valid to 31 December 2007)

• Front: “Bearer Cheque” design with the Reserve Bank seal and the Governor’s signature
• Back: A leaping tigerfish and a dam spillway
• Serial Number: AE5927013

Collector Value:

These notes were withdrawn when Zimbabwe abandoned its own currency in 2009. They are no longer spendable and are collected as historical paper money, a favourite of collectors of “hyperinflation” and unusual-denomination notes.

Please Note:

Sold only as one complete set of twelve notes – the notes are not sold individually. The notes in the photographs, with the serial numbers listed above, are the exact notes you will receive. These are used notes: folds, creases, stains, marks and a strip of tape are visible on some of them, exactly as shown in the images.