Ten trillion dollar Zimbabwean banknote

Obverse of 10 Trillion ZWR banknote
Reverse of 10 Trillion ZWR banknote

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Title

Ten trillion dollar Zimbabwean banknote

Description

A ten trillion dollar banknote of the third Zimbabwean dollar, the ZWR, in excellent physical condition (likely uncirculated).
Obverse depicts the Chiremba Balancing Rocks of Matopos National Park, a metallic outline of the Zimbabwe Bird in the lower right corner, and the signature of Dr. Gideon Gono, governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. The legend reads:
10 000 000 000 000 RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE
I promise to pay
the bearer on demand
TEN
TRILLION
DOLLARS
for the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
HARARE 2008
Reverse depicts the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe building, and the conical tower from the ruins of Great Zimbabwe. Its legend reads:
10 000 000 000 000 RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE

Creator

Dr. Gideon Gono

Publisher

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

Date

2008

Contributor

Fidelity Printers and Refiners

Rights

Dylan Norton (owner)
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe surrendered copy rights after demonetization of series in 2015

Format

Paper banknote
148mm wide, 74mm tall

Language

English

Type

Numismatic materials

Identifier

External:
Serial # AA4774238
Internal:
2025-03-003

Coverage

Africa
Zimbabwe
2008
2000s
21st Century

Citation

Dr. Gideon Gono, “Ten trillion dollar Zimbabwean banknote,” Omeka, accessed February 6, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/13.

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