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250,000 Dollars ZIM50

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Note Details

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Note Description:	Zimbabwe, Reserve Bank 250,000 Dollars 2007 - Wmk: Zimbabwe Bird
Grade:	67 EPQ
Country:	ZIM
Note Number:	ZIM50
Signatures/ Vignettes:	- Sign. #8
Certification #:	8046923-088
Owner:	Revenant

Sets Competing:	Operation Sunrise Score: 41
Date Added:	7/11/2019
Research:	See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

Where the balancing rocks are a major design feature on the front of the banknotes, with the checks of this series they appear only as part of the seal of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.

On the back, the bearer checks of this series feature different designs, emphasizing things of national or cultural significance, much like the first dollar banknotes that came before them. In that regard, these bearer checks are a bit of a cross between the bearer checks and the banknotes of the first dollars in terms of design.

The back of this note features an image of the Great Zimbabwe ruins. This artwork first appeared on P-8 with the first dollar series. This artwork also appears on P-46 (10,000 ZWN), and P-48 (100,000 ZWN). The artwork is later revived in the 4th dollar series with P-94 (10 ZWL). The ruins also appeared in the 3rd dollar series but the artwork does not appear to have been the same image or a piece of it.

The “Great Zimbabwe” Ruins are the largest collection of ruins in Sub-Saharan Africa. They were built between the 11th and 15th centuries and are located between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. This set of ruins is the largest set but not the only one. Smaller sites are located as far away as Mozambique. The structures are made of granite. They are a source of great national pride, however, they’ve been extensively plundered over time by treasure-hunters and others and this has complicated efforts to learn about the culture that built them – a culture apparently referred to as “Great Zimbabwe.”