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1 Shilling GR.1 Hawker Harrier
| Issuer | Zimbabwe › Zimbabwe (1980-date) |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
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| Obverse description | The colourised coat of arms of Zimbabwe occupies the central field, depicting the heraldic shield supported by two sable antelope, with a Zimbabwe bird and red star above, all rendered in polychrome enamel-style printing. The denomination numeral '1' appears in the upper field above the arms, with the legend 'SHILLING' arched above it. The country name 'REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE' curves along the lower rim, while the date '2017' is placed above it, and the motto 'UNITY . FREEDOM . WORK' is inscribed on the scroll at the base of the arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | SHILLING 1 UNITY . FREEDOM . WORK 2017 REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE |
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Zimbabwe reintroduced the shilling denomination in 2014 as part of a multi-currency basket system after the catastrophic hyperinflation of the late 2000s had rendered the Zimbabwean dollar worthless — the central bank had printed a 100 trillion dollar note before finally abandoning the currency in 2009. By 2017, the Bond Coins series, of which this is a part, were officially pegged one-to-one with the US dollar, a fiction the market increasingly refused to accept.
The Harrier's appearance on a Zimbabwean circulation coin is a direct reference to the aircraft's operational history with the Air Force of Zimbabwe during the 1980s.