Kathi - This chart says it all. I love your posts and reading about all that goes on over there. Thanks!

Glen

Paints a pretty clear picture.

For goodness sake, nobody tell Obama what a decillion is!

isn't it strange that the fall off the economic cliff coincided with the takeover of white farms in'03. could it possibly be that black farm workers/laborers and ZANU PF thugs didn't have the smarts to run the show? Nah, must be the US/ UK's collusion to keep the black man down. oh, and by the way, Judge, Obama already knows what a decillion is. it is his projected budget deficit for next year. but of course everybody knows, it is GWB's fault.

John Galt was an Old Rhodie.

Judge G...Your remarks are libellous!!! In fact they are like Michael Obama left tit- they ain’t right and they ain’t fair!

What's the largest zim note these days? I want 100 of them!

who is John Galt! I guess ol robber bob never wanted $ as his currrency

I just had a pint here and noticed those two Behind the Glass on the wall - dated 1982...

The Zimbabwe currency no longer exists. The Rand and US dollar are accepted currency in Zim now.

I recently came into a whole lot of money myself:

Well, at least those stones are still standing...

saeed was kind enough to send out some of the huge bills to those who asked. mine are framed on the office wall

Kind of reminds me of my 401K.

If anyone has any of this funny money, I would be happy to purchase some.

Dogcat: will be in Zim 4May and if I can find some will pick a few up and pm you upon my return.

Bryan - plenty of mint bills for sale in Harare airport - only place I have sen them other than the local coin shop at the bottom end of 2nd st (sam Nyjoma - down towards railwy ave).

I bought the $100 trillion notes in a small shop in the airport for (I think) $5 US.

When you go down the stairs, it was to the right. it was the last shop.

Guys,

I'd love to have a few of those $100, $50 or $10 trillion notes myself, or even the old $2 or $5 bills like what mouse93 has photos of. If you bring any extras back I'll buy a few from you - just PM me. Thanks!

Glen

I would also take one of each.

damn, i wish i had known that when i spent 2 hours sitting in the Harare airport last Sept.!!! would love to have a few souvenirs of money that is worth less than toilet paper.

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Originally posted by mouse93:
Well, at least those stones are still standing...

You can get them from the street vendors at Vic Falls for US$1.

My guess is that they think we're crazy for wanting their money, for any reason.

The street vendors probably feel the same and completely rip people off in the exchange. It's a little like prostitution I guess; a victimless crime.

The market in Harare is the only place I've been where there was paper money so valueless that no one would bother to pick it up off the ground.

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I bought the $100 trillion notes in a small shop in the airport for (I think) $5 US.

you got hosed

When I was in Zim in 2006 I handed a USD to the ladies at a gift shot in Bulawayo and asked them to make change in Zim dollars. They thought I was nuts, and this was before about 26 zeroes were hacked off the currency. Even at that, the non-bank exchange was about 375,000:1 - it took them 20 minutes to make the correct change and they handed it to me in a huge stack that I still have.

My only time in Africa was in Zimbabwe in May 1993. (I was there for a month) I remember being presented with my hotel bill in a hotel in Harare after a one night stay before flying out to the bush) It read something like $650 dollars - and I thought that was rather steep. The hotel desk clerk, probably noticing the shocked look on my face said quietly: " That's Zimbabwe dollars. It's much less in US dollars") It was but I really feel for people who live in Zimbabwe today. Not only a beautiful country but also very nice people.Too bad that incompetent and corrupt people in government have destroyed a nice place.

We'll see that same graph graph and picture in 20 years; but it will be Obama showing how the US Dollar declined against the Chinese Yuan.