Fifty Billion Dollars 2008 (Front: Chiremba Balancing Rocks, surrounded by vegetation, in Epworth near Harare. Reverse: The conical tower inside the Great Enclosure at Great Zimbabwe ruins and the building of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in Harare. Ornamental guilloche pattern, lathework. Watermark: None. Simulated faux "engraving" in the watermark area of the note displays a cow and plants on both sides of the note. Security features: Zimbabwe Bird figure applied in the watermark area masterfully executed in Optically Variable Ink (OVI). Consecutively running red vertical and black horizontal serial numbers on the reverse of the banknote. Extremely sparsely distributed security filament fibers (hairs), barely visible, the red serial number and the design background on both sides fluoresce while exposed to an ultraviolet light. Surface-applied 3 mm wide security imitation ribbon on the front, bearing repeated 'RBZ', executed in OVI transparent paint. Registration device in a form of a vertical '50000000000'. Tactile feature: One triangle and three diamond-shaped square dots stacked on top of each other in the watermark area help the blind and the visually impaired people recognize the banknote. Main colour: Red-brown. Signature: Dr. Gideon Gono (Governor RBZ; 1 December 2003 – 30 November 2013). Artist: FPRZ. Date of issue: 12th of January 2009. Total emission: N/a. Withdrawn: 30 September 2015. Material: Cotton fibre paper. Issuer: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. Printing method: Intaglio. Printer: Fidelity Printers & Refiners, Zimbabwe (FPRZ)) (Serial # varies: series AB) AU
Dimensions: 148 x 73 mm
Catalogue Number: P-87 (Albert Pick; Krause)
REMARK: This is a genuine banknote issued by the Zimbabwean Government, like all others that we sell.
Grade/condition: About Uncirculated (AU) (about- uncirculated, unused)
Texts: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. I promise to pay the bearer on demand Fifty Billion Dollars for the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. Harare 2008.
Dimensions: 148 x 73 mm
Catalogue Number: P-87 (Albert Pick; Krause)
REMARK: This is a genuine banknote issued by the Zimbabwean Government, like all others that we sell.
Grade/condition: About Uncirculated (AU) (about- uncirculated, unused)
Texts: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. I promise to pay the bearer on demand Fifty Billion Dollars for the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. Harare 2008.
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