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50 Cents
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe |
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| Year | 2001-2003 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The Zimbabwe Bird, an iconic soapstone sculptural motif originating from the ruins of Great Zimbabwe and dating to between the 12th and 14th centuries, is depicted in left-facing profile at centre. The effigy represents the national symbol of Zimbabwe, associated with the ancient Gokomere-Shona culture and the Monomotapa Empire. The date appears in the lower field beneath the bird. The legend 'ZIMBABWE' arcs along the upper periphery. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Zimbabwe's early-2000s coinage existed in a strange limbo — physically present but economically irrelevant. By 2001, inflation was accelerating sharply under the pressure of the Fast Track Land Reform Programme and the collapse of agricultural output, and the purchasing power of 50 cents was eroding faster than the coins could reach circulation. The switch to nickel plated steel from the earlier nickel composition reflects the Reserve Bank's quiet acknowledgment that the intrinsic metal value of higher-grade alloys was becoming an embarrassment.