{"id":17365,"date":"2008-11-05T08:49:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-05T08:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test946983.live-website.com\/?p=17365"},"modified":"2020-01-24T01:23:52","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T01:23:52","slug":"zimbabwe-issues-three-new-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=17365","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe new 100,000-, 500,000-, and 1,000,000-dollar notes (B166a &#8211; B168a) confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-larger-font-size\">\n<div class=\"blog-entry-body\">On 5 November 2008, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe introduced 100,000-, 500,000-, and 1,000,000-dollar notes. \u201cIn the measures underway, the Reserve Bank plans to introduce a number of new, higher denominations; review the cash withdrawal limits, as well as commence aggressive campaigns for increased usage of alternative means of payment,\u201d the central bank said in a statement. The government put inflation at 230 million percent for July, the world&#8217;s highest, although the Washington-based Cato Institute foundation estimates it now at 10.2 quadrillion percent.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26802\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_100000_dollars_2008.00.00_B166a_P75_AA_0061577_f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1749\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_100000_dollars_2008.00.00_B166a_P75_AA_0061577_f.jpg 1749w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_100000_dollars_2008.00.00_B166a_P75_AA_0061577_f-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_100000_dollars_2008.00.00_B166a_P75_AA_0061577_f-768x380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_100000_dollars_2008.00.00_B166a_P75_AA_0061577_f-1536x760.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_100000_dollars_2008.00.00_B166a_P75_AA_0061577_f-465x230.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_100000_dollars_2008.00.00_B166a_P75_AA_0061577_f-695x344.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1749px) 100vw, 1749px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26803\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_100000_dollars_2008.00.00_B166a_P75_AA_0061577_r.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_100000_dollars_2008.00.00_B166a_P75_AA_0061577_r.jpg 1746w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_100000_dollars_2008.00.00_B166a_P75_AA_0061577_r-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_100000_dollars_2008.00.00_B166a_P75_AA_0061577_r-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_100000_dollars_2008.00.00_B166a_P75_AA_0061577_r-1536x756.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_100000_dollars_2008.00.00_B166a_P75_AA_0061577_r-465x229.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_100000_dollars_2008.00.00_B166a_P75_AA_0061577_r-695x342.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>B166<\/b> (P75): <b>100,000 dollars <\/b>(demonetized 30.09.2015)<\/p>\n<p>Purple. Front: English text; Chiremba balancing rocks in Epworth; stylized grains and cow in underprint; Zimbabwe bird in OVI. Back: English text; Cape buffalo; elephant. 7-mm wide iridescent stripe with repeating <i>RBZ.<\/i> No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (Fidelity Printers). 148 x 74 mm. Paper.<\/p>\n<p>a. 2008. Sig. 5: Gono. Intro: 05.11.2008.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26804\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_500000_dollars_2008.00.00_B167a_P76_AA_4381364_f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2074\" height=\"1037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_500000_dollars_2008.00.00_B167a_P76_AA_4381364_f.jpg 2074w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_500000_dollars_2008.00.00_B167a_P76_AA_4381364_f-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_500000_dollars_2008.00.00_B167a_P76_AA_4381364_f-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_500000_dollars_2008.00.00_B167a_P76_AA_4381364_f-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_500000_dollars_2008.00.00_B167a_P76_AA_4381364_f-2048x1024.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_500000_dollars_2008.00.00_B167a_P76_AA_4381364_f-465x233.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_500000_dollars_2008.00.00_B167a_P76_AA_4381364_f-695x348.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2074px) 100vw, 2074px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26805\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_500000_dollars_2008.00.00_B167a_P76_AA_4381364_r.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_500000_dollars_2008.00.00_B167a_P76_AA_4381364_r.jpg 2060w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_500000_dollars_2008.00.00_B167a_P76_AA_4381364_r-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_500000_dollars_2008.00.00_B167a_P76_AA_4381364_r-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_500000_dollars_2008.00.00_B167a_P76_AA_4381364_r-1536x777.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_500000_dollars_2008.00.00_B167a_P76_AA_4381364_r-2048x1036.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_500000_dollars_2008.00.00_B167a_P76_AA_4381364_r-465x235.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_500000_dollars_2008.00.00_B167a_P76_AA_4381364_r-695x352.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>B167<\/b> (P76): <b>500,000 dollars <\/b>(demonetized 30.09.2015)<\/p>\n<p>Green. Front: English text; Chiremba balancing rocks in Epworth; stylized grains and cow in underprint; Zimbabwe bird in OVI. Back: English text; Aloe excelsa trees; workers milking cows. 7-mm wide iridescent stripe with repeating <i>RBZ.<\/i> No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (Fidelity Printers). 148 x 74 mm. Paper.<\/p>\n<p>a. 2008. Sig. 5: Gono.<br \/>\nPlain paper. Intro: 05.11.2008.<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26806\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_1000000_dollars_2008.00.00_B168a_P77_AA_8102055_f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2134\" height=\"1086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_1000000_dollars_2008.00.00_B168a_P77_AA_8102055_f.jpg 2134w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_1000000_dollars_2008.00.00_B168a_P77_AA_8102055_f-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_1000000_dollars_2008.00.00_B168a_P77_AA_8102055_f-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_1000000_dollars_2008.00.00_B168a_P77_AA_8102055_f-1536x782.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_1000000_dollars_2008.00.00_B168a_P77_AA_8102055_f-2048x1042.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_1000000_dollars_2008.00.00_B168a_P77_AA_8102055_f-465x237.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_1000000_dollars_2008.00.00_B168a_P77_AA_8102055_f-695x354.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2134px) 100vw, 2134px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26807\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_1000000_dollars_2008.00.00_B168a_P77_AA_8102055_r.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_1000000_dollars_2008.00.00_B168a_P77_AA_8102055_r.jpg 2141w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_1000000_dollars_2008.00.00_B168a_P77_AA_8102055_r-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_1000000_dollars_2008.00.00_B168a_P77_AA_8102055_r-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_1000000_dollars_2008.00.00_B168a_P77_AA_8102055_r-1536x778.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_1000000_dollars_2008.00.00_B168a_P77_AA_8102055_r-2048x1038.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_1000000_dollars_2008.00.00_B168a_P77_AA_8102055_r-465x236.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Zimbabwe_RBZ_1000000_dollars_2008.00.00_B168a_P77_AA_8102055_r-695x352.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>B168 <\/b>(P77): <b>1,000,000 dollars <\/b>(demonetized 30.09.2015)<\/p>\n<p>Blue. Front: English text; Chiremba balancing rocks in Epworth; stylized grains and cow in underprint; Zimbabwe bird in OVI. Back: English text; Great Zimbabwe ruins; cattle. Windowed security thread with demetalized <i>RBZ 1000<\/i> [sic] and balancing rocks hologram. Watermark: Zimbabwe bird Type C and electrotype <i>1000<\/i> [sic]. Printer: (Fidelity Printers). 153 x 76 mm. Paper.<\/p>\n<p>a. 2008. Sig. 5: Gono. Intro: 05.11.2008.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Mirsad Delic and Garry Craig.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 5 November 2008, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe introduced 100,000-, 500,000-, and 1,000,000-dollar notes. \u201cIn the measures underway, the Reserve Bank plans to introduce a number of new, higher denominations; review the cash withdrawal limits, as well as commence aggressive campaigns for increased usage of alternative means of payment,\u201d<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=17365\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,337],"tags":[45],"class_list":["entry","author-owen-linzmayer","post-17365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-africa","category-new-note","tag-zimbabwe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17365"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26808,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17365\/revisions\/26808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}