20 ZiG
Features
| Issuer |
Zimbabwe ›
Zimbabwe (1980-date)
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe |
| Period |
Republic (1980-date)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 2024 |
| Value | 20 Gold (20 ZiG) |
| Currency | Gold (2024-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 155 × 65 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Number | N# 419117 |
| References | P# 111 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Series: 2024 Issue
Obverse
Chiremba Balancing Rocks in Matopos National Park, and colour-shifting security thread, QR code lower right
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ZiG20 RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBAWE ZiG20
I promise to pay the bearer on demand
20
for the Reserve bank of Zimbabwe
Harare 2024
Reverse
Liquid gold being moulded on top of a stack of twelve gold bars.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ZiG20 RESERVE BANK OF
ZIMBABWE
TWENTY ZiG
20
Watermark
Zimbabwe Bird
© Brandon Bertolli (CC BY-SA)
Signature
John Mushayavanhu (JM), Governor
Printer
Fidelity Printers and Refiners, Harare, ZimbabweComments
The Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) has been the official currency of Zimbabwe since 8 April 2024, backed by US$575 million worth of hard assets: foreign currencies, gold, and other precious metals. It replaced the Zimbabwean dollar, which suffered from rapid depreciation.
The note has a solid security strip windowed into four pieces on the obverse. Under backlight the whole strip can be seen:
The appearance of the note under infrared:
UV activity at 365nm:
At 254nm there is a change on the obverse. The bird on the right fluoresces green:
© Brandon Bertolli
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| Date | Signatures | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | JM | $ 5.60 | 95% | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | JM | Specimen | 0% | ||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Katz Auction 179 Lot 932 
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27 Dec 2025 | Undetermined | Unsold | ||
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Katz Auction 164 Lot 2712
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1 Aug 2025 | Undetermined | Unsold | ||
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Katz Auction 160 Lot 357
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11 Jun 2025 | Undetermined |
USD 25.35
(EUR 22.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | ||||||
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Katz Auction 155 Lot 563
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23 Apr 2025 | Undetermined | Unsold | ||
| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | ||||||
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