Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. The Government has revealed the design, colour, size and material of the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) notes and coins. President Emmerson Mnangagwa invoked his powers under the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act to gazette the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) (Zimbabwe Gold Notes and Coins) Regulations, 2024 which outlines the characteristics of the new ZiG notes and coins.
According to the regulations, all denominations of ZiG notes are equal in size and are also made from cotton paper. See the table below:
ZiG
Composition
Watermark
Size
Basic Colour
One ZiG
Cotton Paper
Zimbabwe Bird
155mm X 65mm
Blue
Two ZiG
Cotton Paper
Zimbabwe Bird
155mm X 65mm
Green
Five ZiG
Cotton Paper
Zimbabwe Bird
155mm X 65mm
Red
Ten ZiG
Cotton Paper
Zimbabwe Bird
155mm X 65mm
Dark Blue
Twenty ZiG
Cotton Paper
Zimbabwe Bird
155mm X 65mm
Peach
Fifty ZiG
Cotton Paper
Zimbabwe Bird
155mm X 65mm
Orange
One Hundred ZiG
Cotton Paper
Zimbabwe Bird
155mm X 65mm
Olive Green
Two Hundred ZiG
Cotton Paper
Zimbabwe Bird
155mm X 65mm
Purple
The exchange rate for the new currency has been calculated by dividing the official rate by today’s gold price. Based on current rates, this translates to approximately 13.6 ZiG per USD.
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