Zimbabwe introduces new currency
According to Statutory Instrument 60 of 2024, on 5 April 2024, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe unveiled a new family of coins and banknotes denominated in Zimbabwe gold (expressed as ZiG on the notes), which replaces the preceding dollar notes at a rate of 1:2,498.7242. The RBZ asserts that Zimbabwe gold is a “structured currency” pegged to and fully backed by a composite basket of foreign currencies and precious metals (mainly gold).
B198 (PNL): 1 zig (Zimbabwe gold)
Light blue and purple. Front: English text; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device; Chiremba balancing rocks in Epworth; QR Code. Back: English text; molten gold pouring from crucible into ingot mold atop stack of gold bars; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device. Green-to-blue windowed security thread with demetalized RBZZIG. Watermark: Zimbabwe bird. Printer: (Unknown). 155 x 65 mm. Paper.
a. 2024. Sig. 7: Mushayavanhu. Prefix AA. Intro: 30.04.2024.
B199 (PNL): 2 zig (Zimbabwe gold)
Green, blue, and pink. Front: English text; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device; Chiremba balancing rocks in Epworth; QR Code. Back: English text; molten gold pouring from crucible into ingot mold atop stack of gold bars; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device. Green-to-blue windowed security thread with demetalized RBZZIG. Watermark: Zimbabwe bird. Printer: (Unknown). 155 x 65 mm. Paper.
a. 2024. Sig. 7: Mushayavanhu. Prefix AA. Intro: 30.04.2024.
B200 (PNL): 5 zig (Zimbabwe gold)
Red, brown, and orange. Front: English text; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device; Chiremba balancing rocks in Epworth; QR Code. Back: English text; molten gold pouring from crucible into ingot mold atop stack of gold bars; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device. Green-to-blue windowed security thread with demetalized RBZZIG. Watermark: Zimbabwe bird. Printer: (Unknown). 155 x 65 mm. Paper.
a. 2024. Sig. 7: Mushayavanhu. Prefix AA. Intro: 30.04.2024.
B201 (PNL): 10 zig (Zimbabwe gold)
Dark blue and red. Front: English text; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device; Chiremba balancing rocks in Epworth; QR Code. Back: English text; molten gold pouring from crucible into ingot mold atop stack of gold bars; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device. Green-to-blue windowed security thread with demetalized RBZZIG. Watermark: Zimbabwe bird. Printer: (Unknown). 155 x 65 mm. Paper.
a. 2024. Sig. 7: Mushayavanhu. Prefix AA. Intro: 30.04.2024.
B202 (PNL): 20 zig (Zimbabwe gold)
Peach, green, and purple. Front: English text; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device; Chiremba balancing rocks in Epworth; Zimbabwe bird in OVI; QR Code. Back: English text; molten gold pouring from crucible into ingot mold atop stack of gold bars; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device. Green-to-blue windowed security thread with demetalized RBZZIG. Watermark: Zimbabwe bird. Printer: (Unknown). 155 x 65 mm. Paper.
a. 2024. Sig. 7: Mushayavanhu. Prefix AA. Intro: 30.04.2024.
B203 (PNL): 50 zig (Zimbabwe gold)
Orange, brown, and green. Front: English text; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device; Chiremba balancing rocks in Epworth; Zimbabwe bird in OVI; QR Code. Back: English text; molten gold pouring from crucible into ingot mold atop stack of gold bars; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device. Green-to-blue windowed security thread with demetalized RBZZIG. Watermark: Zimbabwe bird. Printer: (Unknown). 155 x 65 mm. Paper.
a. 2024. Sig. 7: Mushayavanhu. Prefix AA. Intro: 30.04.2024.
B204 (PNL): 100 zig (Zimbabwe gold)
Olive green, black, and blue. Front: English text; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device; Chiremba balancing rocks in Epworth; Zimbabwe bird in OVI; QR Code. Back: English text; molten gold pouring from crucible into ingot mold atop stack of gold bars; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device. Green-to-blue windowed security thread with demetalized RBZZIG. Watermark: Zimbabwe bird. Printer: (Unknown). 155 x 65 mm. Paper.
a. 2024. Sig. 7: Mushayavanhu. Prefix AA. Intro: 30.04.2024.
B205 (PNL): 200 zig (Zimbabwe gold)
Purple, red, and blue. Front: English text; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device; Chiremba balancing rocks in Epworth; Zimbabwe bird in OVI; QR Code. Back: English text; molten gold pouring from crucible into ingot mold atop stack of gold bars; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device. Green-to-blue windowed security thread with demetalized RBZZIG. Watermark: Zimbabwe bird. Printer: (Unknown). 155 x 65 mm. Paper.
a. 2024. Sig. 7: Mushayavanhu. Prefix AA. Intro: 30.04.2024.
