How are these bills now worthless? I can't go to Zimbabwe today and get 100 trillion dollars (2.6 billion USD) from the currency that they printed that is supposed to be worth that amount?
Many countries that suffer hyperinflation keep the historical name of their currency, but establish some exchange rate between the "old" and "new" money. Zimbabwe went through four cycles - currency codes ZWD, ZWN, ZWR, and ZWL.
Per Wikipedia: "The final redenomination produced the "fourth dollar" (ZWL), which was worth 10^25 ZWD (first dollars)."
The ZWL itself was subsequently largely abandoned, too. I believe you'd have more luck transacting in foreign currencies.
Per Wikipedia: "The final redenomination produced the "fourth dollar" (ZWL), which was worth 10^25 ZWD (first dollars)."
The ZWL itself was subsequently largely abandoned, too. I believe you'd have more luck transacting in foreign currencies.