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Revision as of 05:32, 7 May 2017

Zimbabwean bonds
Zimbabwe 1 Dollar Coin
Unit
Symbol$
Denominations
Subunit
 1/100cent
Banknotes$2, $5,
Coins1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, 50¢, $1
Demographics
User(s) Zimbabwe)
Issuance
Central bankReserve Bank of Zimbabwe
Valuation
Pegged byUnited States U.S. Dollar

Zimbabwean Bonds are a form of legal tender near money released by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe which attempts to resolve Zimbabwe's lack of currency. Bonds are pegged against the U.S. dollar at a 1:1 fixed exchange rate and backed by the country's reserve.

Similar in denomination to the U.S dollar bonds include 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 50¢ and $1 dollar coins as well as $2 and $5 bond notes.

History

Since abandoning the Zimbabwean dollar in 2009 after it went into hyperinflation the country began using a number of foreign currencies including the U.S. dollar, South African rand, British pound and Chinese yuan as a means of exchange. The inability to print these currencies led to a shortage of money with banks issuing limits on withdrawals.

on 18 December 2014 the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe began issuing so called 'bond coins' which were supported by a US$50 million facility extended to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe by Afrexim Bank.[1] Pegged against the U.S. dollar coins were denominated at 1, 5, 10, and 25 cents and later followed by a 50 cent coin in 2015[2] A bimetallic 1 Dollar bond coin was released on 28 November 2016[3]

In November 2016 backed by a US$200 million African export-import bank loan the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe began issuing $2 bond notes'.[4] Two months later US$15 million worth of new 5 dollar bond note were also released.[5] Further plans for a $10 and $20 notes were ruled out by the central bank's governor John Mangudya.[6]

Coins

Denomination Year Obverse Reverse Weight Diameter Material Ref.
1 Cent Bond 2014 RBZ in various positions with coin date centered Enclosed in circle with "1" surrounded by "ONE CENT BOND COIN" 2.45 g 17 mm Copper-plated steel [7]
5 Cents Bond 2014 RBZ in various positions with coin date centered Enclosed in circle with "5" surrounded by "FIVE CENTS BOND COIN" 2.85 g 18 mm Brass-plated steel
10 Cents Bond 2014 RBZ in various positions with coin date centered Enclosed in circle with "10" surrounded by "TEN CENTS BOND COIN" 3.80 g 20 mm Brass-plated steel
25 Cents Bond 2014 RBZ in various positions with coin date centered Enclosed in circle with "25" surrounded by "TWENTY-FIVE CENTS BOND COIN" 4.80 g 23 mm Nickel-plated steel
50 Cents Bond 2014 RBZ in various positions with coin date centered Enclosed in circle with "50" surrounded by "FIFTY CENTS BOND COIN" 6.00 g 25 mm Nickel-plated steel
1 Dollar Bond 2016 RBZ in various positions with coin date centered Enclosed in circle with "1$" surrounded by "ONE DOLLAR BOND COIN" 9.06 g 28 mm Brass ring with a nickel-plated steel center plug

Notes

Value Year Color Front Design Back Design Ref.
$2 2016 Green Chiremba balancing rocks in Epworth Eternal Flame of Independence monument and Parliament House in Harare [8]
$5 2017 Purple Epworth Balancing Rocks Three giraffes next to trees


References

  1. ^ Staff Reporter. "RBZ says bond notes launch Monday". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Zimbabweans suspicious of new 'bond coins'". Times Live. Johannesburg, South Africa: Times Media Group. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Bond notes finally out | The Herald". www.herald.co.zw. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. ^ Crabtree, Justina. "Zimbabwe's issuing new 'bond notes' to avoid a cash crunch". CNBC. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  5. ^ Rahman Alfa Shaban, Abdur. "Zimbabwe introduces fresh $5 bond notes to ease cash crunch". Africa News. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  6. ^ "RBZ rules out $10, $20 bond notes". News24. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  7. ^ Michael, Thomas (2016). 2017 Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date. Krause Publications. p. 1392. ISBN 978-1440246555.
  8. ^ "Zimbabwe new 5-dollar bond note (B191) confirmed". banknotenews.com. Retrieved 1 May 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)