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1 Dollar Bond Coin 2023 Cricket World Cup
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar (1 ZWL) |
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| Obverse lettering | ZIMBABWE UNITY FREEDOM WORK 1 oz Ag .999 2023 $1 BOND COIN |
| Reverse description | The convex spherical field of this cricket-ball-shaped coin bears the official colored logo of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 at center, depicting the stylized World Cup trophy rendered in deep red with geometric patterning inspired by traditional motifs. The trophy design is set against the polished silver field, with the surrounding border formed by a rope-textured edge replicating the seam of a cricket ball. A two-line inscription in red lettering arches below the central device, identifying the tournament and host nation. The coin's three-dimensional domed form and colored application give the reverse a distinctive commemorative character. |
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Zimbabwe's bond coin program has operated in legal and economic ambiguity since its introduction in 2014, functioning as a USD proxy during a period when the country had no domestic currency of its own. By 2023, the broader monetary environment remained unstable — the reintroduced Zimbabwe dollar had already collapsed once, and the formal dollarization policy was being actively contested. Issuing collectible silver pieces denominated in bond coin units is, at minimum, an unusual institutional choice.
The Cricket World Cup hook placed this squarely in the numismatic gift market rather than any circulation channel. KM#23 is the assigned reference under the reconstituted Zimbabwe coinage catalog.