Zimbabwe new 200- and 500-million dollar notes (B172a and B173a) confirmed

On 14 December 2008, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe introduced two new high-denomination notes.

B172 (P81): 200,000,000 dollars (demonetized 30.09.2015)

Brown. Front: English text; Chiremba balancing rocks in Epworth; stylized grains and cow in underprint; Zimbabwe bird in OVI. Back: English text; Cathedral of St. Mary & All Saints and Parliament House in Harare; Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in National Heroes Acre in Harare. 7-mm wide iridescent stripe with repeating RBZ. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (Fidelity Printers). 148 x 74 mm. Paper.

a. 2008. Sig. 5: Gono. Intro: 12.12.2008. 

B173 (P82): 500,000,000 dollars (demonetized 30.09.2015)

Purple. Front: English text; Chiremba balancing rocks in Epworth; stylized grains and cow in underprint; Zimbabwe bird in OVI. Back: English text; workers milking cows; miner with jackhammer. 3-mm gold-to-green OVI stripe with repeating RBZ. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (Fidelity Printers). 148 x 74 mm. Paper.

a. 2008. Sig. 5: Gono. Intro: 12.12.2008. 

Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.

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