Zimbabwe's ZiG is the world's newest currency and its latest attempt to resolve a money crisis
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A woman holds the new Zimbabwean banknotes and coins called the ZiG, in the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Zimbabwe started circulating banknotes and coins for another new currency Tuesday in its latest attempt to solve a long-running and at times baffling monetary crisis that has seen the government try gold coins and a digital currency among other ideas. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)A till operator packs old Zimbabwean dollar notes into a shopping basket as customers use them to buy groceries in a supermarket in Harare, Thursday, April 25, 2024. Zimbabwe started circulating banknotes and coins for another new currency Tuesday in its latest attempt to solve a long-running monetary crisis that has seen the government try gold coins and a digital currency among other ideas. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)A man smiles while holding the new Zimbabwean banknote, called the ZiG, in the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Zimbabwe started circulating banknotes and coins for another new currency Tuesday in its latest attempt to solve a long-running and at times baffling monetary crisis that has seen the government try gold coins and a digital currency among other ideas. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)A man reads a Newspaper while waiting in a queue to withdraw the new Zimbabwean banknotes called the ZiG, in the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Zimbabwe started circulating banknotes and coins for another new currency Tuesday in its latest attempt to solve a long-running and at times baffling monetary crisis that has seen the government try gold coins and a digital currency among other ideas. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)People check the new Zimbabwean bank coins called the ZiG, in the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Zimbabwe started circulating banknotes and coins for another new currency Tuesday in its latest attempt to solve a long-running and at times baffling monetary crisis that has seen the government try gold coins and a digital currency among other ideas. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)A security guard stands outside a bank while waiting for clients to enter and withdraw the new Zimbabwean banknotes called the ZiG, in the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Zimbabwe started circulating banknotes and coins for another new currency Tuesday in its latest attempt to solve a long-running and at times baffling monetary crisis that has seen the government try gold coins and a digital currency among other ideas. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)A woman shows the new Zimbabwean bank coins called the ZiG, in the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Zimbabwe started circulating banknotes and coins for another new currency Tuesday in its latest attempt to solve a long-running and at times baffling monetary crisis that has seen the government try gold coins and a digital currency among other ideas. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)A woman uses old Zimbabwean dollar notes to buy groceries in a supermarket in Harare, Thursday, April 25, 2024. Zimbabwe started circulating banknotes and coins for another new currency Tuesday in its latest attempt to solve a long-running monetary crisis that has seen the government try gold coins and a digital currency among other ideas. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)A man uses old Zimbabwean dollar notes to buy groceries in a supermarket in Harare, Thursday, April 25, 2024. Zimbabwe started circulating banknotes and coins for another new currency Tuesday in its latest attempt to solve a long-running monetary crisis that has seen the government try gold coins and a digital currency among other ideas. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)Young boys interact while using old Zimbabwean dollar notes to buy groceries in a supermarket in Harare, Thursday, April 25, 2024. Zimbabwe started circulating banknotes and coins for another new currency Tuesday in its latest attempt to solve a long-running monetary crisis that has seen the government try gold coins and a digital currency among other ideas. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
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A woman holds the new Zimbabwean banknotes and coins called the ZiG, in the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Zimbabwe started circulating banknotes and coins for another new currency Tuesday in its latest attempt to solve a long-running and at times baffling monetary crisis that has seen the government try gold coins and a digital currency among other ideas. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)