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World Paper Money Catalog and History

Zimbabwe banknotes
Zimbabwe paper money catalog and Zimbabwe currency history

• A brief monetary history:
  • British currency, 1888-1940
  • South African currency, 1920-1940
  • Southern Rhodesia currenct, 1940-1956
  • Rhodesia and Nyasaland currency, 1956-1964
  • Rhodesia, 1964-1980
  • Rhodesian Pound = (Rhodesia and Nyasaland Pound) = 20 Shillins = 240 Pence, 1964-1970
  • Rhodesia Dollar = (0.50 Rhodesia Pound) 100 Cents, 1970-1980
  • Zimbabwe Dollar = (Rhodesia Dollar) = 100 Cents, 1980-2006
  • Zimbabwe Dollar = (1000 old Dollars) = 100 Cents, from 2006

For earlier issues see:
• Southern Rhodesia, 1940-1953
• Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 1953-1964
• Rhodesia, 1964-1980

• To purchase Zimbabwe banknotes, please check ATSnotes world banknotes price list.

Pick #	Date
		Republic, from 1965 (Rhodesia 1965-1980)
1-4	1980-94	2, 5, 10, 20 dollars
5-9	1994-1997	5, 10, 20, 50, 100 dollars
10-12	2001-3	500, 500, 1.000 dollars
13-14	2003	5.000, 10.000 dollars; bearer check "Standard Chartered"
15-20	2003	1.000, 5.000, 10.000, 20.000, 50.000, 100.000 dollars; bearer check "Reseve Bank of Zimbabwe"
21-23	2003	5.000, 10.000, 20.000 dollars; bearer check "Reseve Bank of Zimbabwe"
24-27	2004	10.000, 20.000, 50.000, 100.000 dollars; bearer check "Standard Chartered"
28-32	2004-5-6	50.000, 50.000, 50.000, 100.000, 100.000 dollars; bearer check "Reseve Bank of Zimbabwe"
33-	2006	1, 5, 10, 50 cents, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1.000, 5.000, 10.000, 50.000, 100.000, 200.000 dollars; bearer check "Reseve Bank of Zimbabwe"

• Banknotes are attributed to last Pick's catalogue:
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 2: General Issues 1368-1960
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 3: Modern Issues 1961-
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 1: Specialized Issues