Issued by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on 1 January 2008 as a bearer cheque, valid on or before 30 June 2008 and signed by Governor Gideon Gono. The front is mostly text, with the bank's emblem on the left. The back shows a tigerfish leaping from the water beside the curved wall of the Kariba Dam. By 2008 hyperinflation was forcing ever larger denominations in quick succession.
What it boughtIn January 2008 a US dollar cost about Z$6 million on the parallel market, so this note was worth around US$1.70.