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The South African country of Zimbabwe has one of the most worthless currencies in the world.

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Temi Iwalaiye

The Southern African country of Zimbabwe had one of the most worthless currencies in the world.

In every country, their currency is the medium of exchange and a means of identification, but this is not the case in Zimbabwe.

<h2>Here’s why the Zimbabwean dollar was one of the most useless currencies in the world:</h2>

<h3>They didn’t even use it as a medium of exchange</h3>

Since 2009, Zimbabwe used other currencies, forgoing its own after the hyperinflation of over 5,000 percent made it virtually worthless.

Zimbabwe is uses currencies like the U.S. dollar, South African rand, British pound, Indian rupee, Japanese yen, and Chinese yuan, for day-to-day purchases to address hyperinflation.

This system has led to a deflation rate of -2.3%, according to Zimbabwe's bank governor.

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<h3>They used to have a trillion-dollar note</h3>

Zimbabwe's Z$100,000,000,000,000 note, one trillion Zimbabwean dollars, was worth $0.40 when it was exchanged for U.S. dollars up until April 2016.

It is now being sold for higher prices as a novelty or collector's item on eBay.

When inflation got to 230,000,000 per cent in 2009, the country's central bank declared the U.S. dollar as its official currency.

100 000 000 000 003- one hundred trillion and three Zimbabwean dollars [reddit]

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Inflation brought on by the government's excessive money printing has devalued the currency.

Zimbabwe's economy has been damaged by problems like political unrest, corruption, and unsustainable fiscal policies.

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For necessities, Zimbabwe is largely dependent on imports. Purchasing foreign goods is difficult due to the ZWL's low value, which further devalues the currency as demand for stable foreign currencies rises.

Zimbabwe's economics stands as a warning post for countries that export nothing and import everything.

However, that <a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/business/zimbabwe-introduces-new-gold-based-currency/csn3byn">currency</a> has been replaced. Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) is a new gold-based currency introduced by John Mushayavanhu, the manager of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe this year replacing the former local dollar (ZWL),

Here's the country with the most worthless currency in the world

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