KNOW YOUR NEW BANKNOTE

FEATURES OF YOUR NEW BANKNOTE

SEE THROUGH

WATERMARK

COLOUR CHANGING
HOLOGRAPHIC
SECURITY STRIP

LATENT IMAGE SMALL TEXT

FEATURE FOR THE FEATURE FOR THE

PARTIALLY SIGHTED PARTIALLY SIGHTED

SEE THROUGH
MICRO TEXT

GOLD COLOURED
WATERMARK IRIDESCENT BAND

GET TO KNOW YOUR NEW BANKNOTE

FEEL: LOOK: TILT:

The value numeral can

be seen in the feature
on the bottom left
Banknotes have a See-through: Iridescent Band: when the note is tilted.
unique rough feel
Watermark: Windowed Locate the shape Moving the note Feature for the
which is different from
above the watermark. around shows a shiny
other printed materials When held against the Security Strip: Hold the note up to stripe pattern on the
partially sighted:
such as magazines or light the Zimbabwe The strip changes Six horizontal bars
the light. The shape back of the note.
computer print outs. bird and ‘RBZ’ can be from red to green with appear in the bottom
completes with The stripe shows
seen. In reverse this holographic element the image on the the denomination right and left hand
will appear backwards. when tilted. When back of the note to of the banknote. corners. These have
held up to the light it form the Zimbabwe a raised effect to help
reads as a continuous bird in a star. the partially sighted
line reading ‘50’ on recognise this banknote.
the front and ‘RBZ
50’ on the back.

For more information, please see www.rbz.co.zw | © Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe 2021