This is a frightening image. No monetary system should be measured in hundreds of trillions of dollars. But that's what happened in Zimbabwe around in 2008.

You can find lots of fake Zimbabwe dollars on eBay, especially the "non-circulating" variety. I have a collection of original (and authentic) "100 Trillion Dollars" from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.

Continuing my treck down the fiat rabbit hole, we have arrived at the finale destination of fiat currency, what happens when the printing press goes full BRRRRR. We get hyper-inflation.

Lots and lots of zeros.

As the price for things goes up, I hear people throw that term around "hyper inflation". Most people think that means it'll cost a few hundred dollars to fill the gas tank. That's not hyper-inflation. A gallon of milk i $10. That's not hyper-inflation.

Hyper-inflation is when you need wheelbarrows full of $100T notes to purchase... anything.

This is nothing but a promissory note. Like it literally says "I promise..." LOL.

Who is promising? The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is not an "I" entity. "I" means a person. Who exactly is promising to pay me (the bearer) ONE HUNDRED TRILLION DOLLARS?

These notes of course are not redeemable for USD. They're not even redeemable for Zimbabwe dollars! So I suppose the "I promise" is an empty promise. Like all fiat money. Try going to a bank and demanding lawful money for your note. It's not going to happen. Can't you read the sign? It says "legal tender" on it.

I notice this note makes NO MENTION of legal or lawful. I think we know why. It's play money.

And similar to play money, the denominations come in a variety of pretty colors. Not very original designs, but lots of pretty colors.

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But this play money does have collectors value, they usually go for somewhere between $100 - $200 on ebay.

What is the largest denomination of money in your collection?

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Benjamin Turner: God fearer. Rooted in Messiah. Husband of @lturner. Father of SIX wonderful children. The guy behind the camera. Blockchain enthusiast.

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