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$20 billion and $50 billion notes (12 January 2009) [61] $10 trillion, $20 trillion, $50 trillion and $100 trillion (16 January 2009) [ 62 ] The large number of denominations issued in late-2008 as well as the suspension of paper supply by Giesecke & Devrient affected the Reserve Bank's ability to maintain the quality of the banknotes.
The 100 trillion Zimbabwean dollar banknote (10 14 dollars), equal to 10 27 pre-2006 dollars. On 30 July 2008, the dollar was redenominated and given a new currency code of ZWR. [23] After 1 August 2008, 10 billion ZWN were worth 1 ZWR. [23] Coins valued at Z$5, Z$10 and Z$25 and banknotes worth Z$5, Z$10, Z$20, Z$100, and Z$500 were issued in ...
Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe was one of the few instances that resulted in the abandonment of the local currency. At independence in 1980, the Zimbabwe dollar (ZWD) was worth about US$1.49 (or 67 Zimbabwean cents per U.S. dollar). Afterwards, however, rampant inflation and the collapse of the economy severely devalued the currency.
Selection of 16 original un-circulated Zimbabwe notes ranging in denomination from 1 dollar to 100 trillion dollars. They are all signed by G Gono, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, in the period 2007 to 2008, who promises "to pay the bearer on demand".
The Zimbabwean dollar (sign: Z$; code: ZWL), [5] also known as the Zimdollar or Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) dollar, [6] [7] was the currency of Zimbabwe from February 2019 to April 2024. It was the only legally permitted currency for trade in Zimbabwe from June 2019 to March 2020, after which foreign currencies were legalised again.
Each new Zimbabwe dollar was worth 1000 old Zimbabwe dollars. [15] The highest denominations for the new currency were 1, 10, and 100 thousand revalued dollars. A year later on 1 August 2007, he authorized a 200 thousand dollar denomination.
Despite the notes being notionally pegged to the US dollar, their value, like the former Zimbabwean dollar, is collapsing, with everyday transactions using a rate of $3 bond notes to 1 United States dollar in January 2019 and over $90 bond notes to US$1 as of November 2020. [11] As of August 2022, the conversion rate is $361.9 bond notes to US$1.
There have been recurring proposals in the South Korean National Assembly to redenominate the won by introducing a new won or new unit, equal to 1,000 old won, and worth nearly one U.S. dollar. While proponents cite a more valuable currency unit better projects the strength of the nation's economy, a majority remain opposed to the idea.