Early Transactions in Denial
ZIM16, 2003, 5,000 ZWD

Slot Comment:

S/N: 0289816 Redeemed: Dec 2003

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Set Details
Note Description: 5000 Dollars ND (2003)
Grade: 63 EPQ
Country: Zimbabwe
Note Number: ZIM16
Signatures/
Vignettes: 		- Wmk: Zimbabwe Bird
Certification #: 8085761-002
Owner: Revenant
Set Category: World
Set Name: Early Transactions in Denial
Slot Name: ZIM16, 2003, 5,000 ZWD
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

This check was stamped on 05-12-2003, which I think means Dec 5th, 2003. Based on the date convention I think they use (the UK D-M-Y standard). This seems supported by the stamps. The check was stamped 05-12-2003 at - if I’m reading this right - the ForEx desk of the Standard Chartered Bank of Zimbabwe’s Avondale, Harare Branch. It is stamped as PAID on 08 Dec 2003 by the RBZ in Harare. These are the same dates and stamps as are on the P-17 (8085735-003) and the P-18 (8085735-004) in this set and those two notes seem to have been issued to and redeemed by the same person - just not the same person that had this P-16.

This gives these three notes in this series a very fun, cool, bit of shared history. But, while it is fun and cool, I can’t really say it is too surprising, given that I bought all of these from the same seller, who most likely got them in large batch a number of years ago.

These three checks then were probably issued and redeemed just 3 days later. The gap between issuance and redemption on a lot of these seems to have been very short, but I think that makes sense during a time of turmoil and rapid inflation. People knew not to let these things sit too long.

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