ZIMBABWE

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One 200,000 dollar note equals less than US $0.10 cents.hasnain baber(c)

December 22nd 2007, a new note of 500,000 dollars introduced to the market! hasnain baber(c)

Next - 750,000 dollars.

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January 2008 – a new note of 10 million dollars. hasnain baber(c)

This US $10 dollar note is 10 times worth more than the 10 million dollars Zimbabwe note.

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This guy is going to a supermarket. The exchange rate is 25 million Zimbabwe dollars for 1 US dollar.

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This mountain of cash is worth 100 US Dollars. hasnain baber(c)

The 50 Million dollar note is then introduced!

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Next is the 250 million dollar note !

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Sorry, how much is this t-shirt? - It’s cheap, only about 3 billion dollars!

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May 2008 - a note of 500 million dollars is introduced! hasnain baber(c)

June 2008 - notes worth 25 and 50 billion dollars are printed.hasnain baber(c)

And finally – a 100 billion dollar note! What can you buy for it?  Well, 3 eggs for example.

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Paying the bill in a restaurant! hasnain baber(c)

In August, the government devalued the Zimbabwe dollar by removing 10 zeros from notes.

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However, inflation kept going up and in September 2008for this amount of cash you could only buy 4 tomatoes.

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And for this - a loaf of bread.

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And then it started all over again:   a 20,000 dollar note in September, 2008

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Then came a 50,000 Dollar note…….The 500,000 and 1,000,000 (new currency) notes have been released 11 November 2008 courtesy www.zimbabwesituation.com

The country's currency plunged to a new record low, trading at an average Z$28,4 quadrillion  to the US dollar and triggering massive price  increases.

The hyperinflation is now estimated at over a quintillion percent, although no one really knows.

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All of which explains this notice in the toilets….

THE END

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