Zimbabwe's 2017 bullion and commemorative program leaned heavily on World War II armor subjects at a moment when the country's own currency had already effectively ceased to function — the Zimbabwe dollar had been demonetized in 2015, leaving the Reserve Bank issuing collector pieces denominated in foreign currency equivalents it did not actually control. These shilling-denominated issues circulated in name only.
Zimbabwe's 2017 bullion and commemorative program leaned heavily on World War II armor subjects at a moment when the country's own currency had already effectively ceased to function — the Zimbabwe dollar had been demonetized in 2015, leaving the Reserve Bank issuing collector pieces denominated in foreign currency equivalents it did not actually control. These shilling-denominated issues circulated in name only.