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| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | 2023 ZIMBABWE 2023 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Zimbabwe's bond coin program began in 2014 as a stopgap after the country's multi-currency system created a chronic small-change shortage — U.S. dollars were the dominant transactional currency but U.S. cents were almost never repatriated, leaving everyday commerce effectively paralyzed below the dollar threshold. The bond coins were pegged nominally at parity with the U.S. dollar but were never fully trusted at that rate by the public.
This 2023 collector piece sits outside that troubled circulation history entirely, produced for the international numismatic market rather than domestic use. The 62.2g weight is a standard troy-ounce specification, confirming its bullion-collector orientation.