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Zimbabwe issued a 100-trillion-dollar banknote
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During Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation, the country issued a 100-trillion Zimbabwe-dollar banknote in 2008. The Smithsonian National Museum of American History describes it as one of the world’s largest-denomination banknotes. The enormous number did not mean high purchasing power: prices were rising rapidly at the time.
