Zimbabwe new 5-dollar note (B193a) confirmed
According to this report, the new 2- and 5-dollar notes are printed on Hybrid, a composite substrate from Giesecke & Devrient. Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Zimbabwe new 10- and 20-dollar notes reported for introduction in days
According to a China.org.cn article dated 20 December 2019, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe plans to introduce new 10- and 20-dollar notes. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the new notes will be introduced in the next few days as the government moves to contain persistent cash shortages. Mnangagwa said theRead More…
Zimbabwe new 2-dollar note (B192a) confirmed
According to this report, the new 2- and 5-dollar notes are printed on Hybrid, a composite substrate from Giesecke & Devrient. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Zimbabwe new 2- and 5-dollar notes (B192a, B193a) reported for introduction on 11.11.2019
According to an article on Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation dated 4 November 2019, the government has filed statutory instruments to allow the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to introduce new 2- and 5-dollar notes that are like the preceding bond notes issued in 2016, but without the words BOND NOTE at upperRead More…
Zimbabwe new 5-dollar bond note (B191a) confirmed
B191 (P100): 5 dollars Purple and yellow. Front: English text; Chiremba balancing rocks in Epworth; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device. Back: English text; Zimbabwe bird on star; three giraffes; trees. Windowed security thread with demetalized RBZ. Watermark: Zimbabwe bird and vertical RBZ electrotype. Printer: (Unknown). 155Read More…
Zimbabwe new 10- and 20-dollar bond notes reported
According to a News24 article dated 16 February 2017, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is supposedly planning to introduce new 10- and 20-dollar “bond” notes. This same article incorrectly indicates that 1- and 2-dollar bond notes were introduced in November 2016. In reality, only the 2-dollar note was issued lastRead More…
Zimbabwe bond notes reportedly “falling fast”
On 14 February 2017, The Economist posted an excellent article entitled Zimbabwe’s new “bond notes” are falling fast that presents a first-hand look at how Mugabe’s new bond notes are actually being used in real life. It appears we may be seeing the seeds of a new round of inflationRead More…
Zimbabwe new 5-dollar bond note (B191a) reported
From images circulating online, it appears the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has introduced a new 5-dollar bond note (B191a), several months after introducing a similar 2-dollar bond note (B190a). Courtesy of Jacek.Read More…
Zimbabwe new 2-dollar bond note (B190a) confirmed
B190 (P99): 2 dollars Green and brown. Front: English text; Chiremba balancing rocks in Epworth; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device. Back: English text; Zimbabwe bird on star; Eternal Flame of Independence monument and Parliament House in Harare. Windowed security thread with demetalized RBZ. Watermark: Zimbabwe birdRead More…