cover image: 100,000,000,000,000 Dollars, Zimbabwe, 2008

100,000,000,000,000 Dollars, Zimbabwe, 2008

2008

One (1) 100,000,000,000,000 dollar note Zimbabwe, 2008 Obverse Image: The Chiremba Balancing Rocks in Epworth, Harare. The rocks were used as a metaphorical theme to explain the importance of development coupled with preserving the fragile environment. Obverse Text: 100 000 000 000 000 / RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE / I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND / ONE HUNDRED TRILLION DOLLARS / FOR THE RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE / AA2986931 / DR. G. GONO GOVENOR / HARARE / 2008 Reverse Image: Victoria Falls and a water buffalo. Reverse Text: 100 000 000 000 000 / RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE This 100 trillion dollar note is one of the world’s largest denominations of currency. It was issued in Zimbabwe in 2008 during a period of hyperinflation, when the prices of goods rose rapidly and the government printed money in increasingly larger denominations to match market prices. The banknote’s design has been used in Zimbabwe for decades and was printed on the two dollar note in 1983. Currently not on view
Collection
Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Dates
2008
Format
Paper (overall material)
Place Discussed
Zimbabwe
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
Zimbabwe
Rights
Roger J. Moran
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/8c48aec1cfb91030970802036cbb7a40