A basket case of a currency which has circulated at various times in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - an impoverished nation which was once the breadbasket of Africa.
At one point, the country's currency plunged to a record low Z$28,4 quadrillion to the U.S. dollar, triggering massive price increases with hyperinflation estimated at over a quintillion percent, although no one really knows.
At one point, the country's currency plunged to a record low Z$28,4 quadrillion to the U.S. dollar, triggering massive price increases with hyperinflation estimated at over a quintillion percent, although no one really knows.
A sign in a South African restroom at the height of the 2008-09 economic collapse:
Toilet paper only To be used in this toilet
No cardboard
No cloth
No Zim dollars
No newspaper
Toilet paper only To be used in this toilet
No cardboard
No cloth
No Zim dollars
No newspaper
by bitchuck August 21, 2025
