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1 Ounce Mosi-Oa-Tunya
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Weight | 33.93 g |
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| Reverse description | The central field presents a detailed panoramic view of Victoria Falls (Mosi-Oa-Tunya), depicting the great curtain of falling water cascading into the gorge below, with the Victoria Falls Bridge visible at the top of the falls. The scene is set within an inner circle flanked on either side by decorative panels bearing traditional geometric motifs. The country name ZIMBABWE arches along the upper legend, while the name MOSI-OA-TUNYA curves along the lower periphery. Small emblematic devices appear to the left and right within the border, and the whole design is enclosed by a milled chevron border matching the obverse. |
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| Reverse lettering | MOSI-OA-TUNYA ZIMBABWE |
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Zimbabwe's gold-backed currency history is a study in desperation and improvisation. After the hyperinflationary collapse of the Zimbabwean dollar — which reached an estimated 89.7 sextillion percent annual inflation in November 2008 — the country abandoned its own currency entirely in 2009, operating on a basket of foreign currencies for over a decade. The Mosi-Oa-Tunya coin was introduced in July 2022 as a legal-tender store of value explicitly designed to give Zimbabweans an inflation hedge that the local RTGS dollar and later ZiG could not credibly provide.
The Reserve Bank's initial release sold out within days. Coins could be used as loan collateral under RBZ regulations from launch.