100 Dollars / 10,000 Dollars ZWD

Signatures: Governor: Dr. G Gono

Security features: microprint,see_through_register,latent_image

This is a mismatched pair showing two different denominations from Zimbabwe's hyperinflation era. The front shows a 100 Dollar note (Third Zimbabwe Dollar, 2006 series, P-42, serial AM2587705) while the back shows a 10,000 Dollar bearer cheque (2006 bearer cheque series, P-46, serial AH4094929). Both were issued during the catastrophic hyperinflation of 2006–2008 under Governor Gideon Gono. The bearer cheque system was introduced as an emergency measure allowing the Reserve Bank to issue high-denomination notes with expiry dates to keep pace with hyperinflation that eventually reached 89.7 sextillion percent year-on-year in November 2008. The Third Zimbabwe Dollar (ZWD) was redenominated on August 1, 2008 (dropping 10 zeros) to become the Fourth Zimbabwe Dollar. All ZWD notes were demonetized on April 12, 2009 when Zimbabwe abandoned its currency and adopted foreign currencies including USD and ZAR. The 100 Dollar note features the baobab tree and Zimbabwe Bird, recurring motifs throughout Zimbabwe's banknote history representing the nation's natural heritage and ancient civilization. These notes are now common collectibles documenting one of history's most extreme cases of currency collapse.