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Zimbabwe
Capital: Harare (1,230,000)
Population: 12,311,143
Land Area: 390,624 sq km (150,820 sq miles)
Land Division: 8 Provinces (Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands) and 2 Cities with Provincial Status (Bulawayo, Harare)
Currency: Zimbabwean Dollar (ZWD)
Languages: English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
National Day: April 18 (Independence Day)
Religions: Syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
Ethnicity: African 98% (Shona 82%, Ndebele 14%, other 2%), mixed and Asian 1%, White less than 1%
Zimbabwe's Map


Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

1980 Currency Reform:
ZW$ 1 = Rhodesian $ 1

Currency Pegging:
ZW$ 1 = US$ 1.47

1980-94 Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
Zimbabwean $2 (1980): Front Zimbabwean $2 (1980): Reverse P1a $2
[Series AA-F]
1980 D. C. Krogh UNC €25.00
Zimbabwean $5 (1994): Front Zimbabwean $5 (1994): Reverse P2e $5
[Series BA-R]
(Wmk: Type B)
1994 L. Tsumba UNC €85.00

1994-2003 Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
Zimbabwean $5 (1997): Front Zimbabwean $5 (1997): Reverse P5a $5
[Series BF]
1997 L. Tsumba UNC €7.50
Zimbabwean $50 (1994): Front Zimbabwean $50 (1994): Reverse P8 $50
[Series EZ]
1994 L. Tsumba UNC Archive Photo Icon
Zimbabwean $100 (1995): Front Zimbabwean $100 (1995): Reverse P9 $100
[Series JF]
1995 L. Tsumba UNC €4.50
Zimbabwean $500 (2001): Front Zimbabwean $500 (2001): Reverse P10 $500
[Series PS]
(w/ Hologram)
2001 L. Tsumba UNC €15.00
Zimbabwean $500 (2001): Front Zimbabwean $500 (2001): Reverse P11a $500
[Series BC]
2001 L. Tsumba UNC €5.50
Zimbabwean $1,000 (2003): Front Zimbabwean $1,000 (2003): Reverse P12b $1,000
[Series WN]
(Small Digits)
2003 L. Tsumba UNC €10.00

Emergency Bearer Cheques
2003 Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
Zimbabwean $20,000 (1-12-2003): Front Zimbabwean $20,000 (1-12-2003): Reverse P23f $20,000
[Series MC]
1 December 2003 Dr. G. Gono UNC €10.00

2006 Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
Zimbabwean $50,000 (1-2-2006): Front Zimbabwean $50,000 (1-2-2006): Reverse P30 $50,000
[Series CJ]
1 February 2006 Dr. G. Gono UNC €15.00

1 August 2008 Currency Reform:
New ZW$ 1 = ZW$ 10,000,000,000 of 2006

2008 Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
Zimbabwean $500,000 (2008): Front Zimbabwean $500,000 (2008): Reverse P76b $500,000
[Series AC]
(Lined Paper)
2008 Dr. G. Gono UNC €25.00
Zimbabwean $200,000,000 (5-12-2008): Front Zimbabwean $200,000,000 (5-12-2008): Reverse P81 $200,000,000
[Series AA]
5 December 2008 Dr. G. Gono UNC €5.00
Zimbabwean $50,000,000,000,000 (2008): Front Zimbabwean $50,000,000,000,000 (2008): Reverse P90 $50,000,000,000,000
[Series AA]
2008 Dr. G. Gono UNC Archive Photo Icon

2 February 2009 Currency Reform:
New Z$ 1 = Old Z$ 1,000,0000,000,000 of 2008

February-April 2009 Issue
(Now Fully US Dollarized Economy)

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
Zimbabwean $1 (2009): Front Zimbabwean $1 (2009): Reverse P92 $1
[Series AA]
2009 Dr. G. Gono UNC Archive Photo Icon
Zimbabwean $5 (2009): Front Zimbabwean $5 (2009): Reverse P93 $5
[Series AA]
2009 Dr. G. Gono UNC Archive Photo Icon
Zimbabwean $10 (2009): Front Zimbabwean $10 (2009): Reverse P94 $10
[Series AA]
2009 Dr. G. Gono UNC- €3.50
Zimbabwean $20 (2009): Front Zimbabwean $20 (2009): Reverse P95 $20
[Series AA]
2009 Dr. G. Gono UNC €5.00
Zimbabwean $50 (2009): Front Zimbabwean $50 (2009): Reverse P96 $50
[Series AA]
2009 Dr. G. Gono UNC €6.00
Zimbabwean $100 (2009): Front Zimbabwean $100 (2009): Reverse P97 $100
[Series AA]
2009 Dr. G. Gono UNC €8.00
Zimbabwean $500 (2009): Front Zimbabwean $500 (2009): Reverse P98 $500
[Initial Series AA]
2009 Dr. G. Gono UNC €20.00

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