5 ZiG

The ZiG — short for Zimbabwe Gold — was introduced in April 2024 as Zimbabwe's sixth attempt at a stable currency since the hyperinflationary collapse of the original dollar in 2009. Unlike its immediate predecessor, the RTGS dollar, the ZiG was explicitly pegged to and backed by a basket of foreign currency and physical gold reserves held by the Reserve Bank. Whether that backing holds in practice remains an open question given the country's monetary history.

Paper composition is notable here: Zimbabwe moved to polymer for several earlier issues precisely because of counterfeiting concerns, making a return to paper stock worth flagging for collectors tracking the series.