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fun facts about the zimbabwean dollar

In June 2008, the inflation rate was 6.5 quindecillion novemdecillion percent.

In July 2008, a single chicken egg was worth ZW$50 billion.

When the currency was suspended at the end of 2009, US$1 was worth ZW$669 000 000 000 (also: this was the third dollar, with the ratio of first:second being 1 000:1 and the ratio of second to third being 1 000 000 000:1).

The company which provided the Zimbabwe Reserve Bank with the software to print banknotes was required by the EU Union to suspend all licences so that no higher denomination notes could be printed.

As of 1/1/09, an original Zimbabwean dollar was worth US$10-31

2010-06-17 12:28:11
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