5 dollars 1997 — Zimbabwe ( Pick: 5 )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5-dollar denomination issued in Zimbabwe in 1997. It is cataloged under Pick number 5. This note features a front side design that includes the Chiremba balancing rock, and the back depicts terraced hills. It also has a Type C watermark and UV fibers.
The banknote is printed on paper with dimensions of 139 x 68 mm. The overall color scheme consists of brown, red-orange, and purple on a multicolor underprint. The note is signed by Leonard Ladislas Tsumba and printed by Fidelity Printers.
Amount produced remains unspecified. The Chiremba balancing rock is a recognized natural feature in Zimbabwe.
The banknote is printed on paper with dimensions of 139 x 68 mm. The overall color scheme consists of brown, red-orange, and purple on a multicolor underprint. The note is signed by Leonard Ladislas Tsumba and printed by Fidelity Printers.
Amount produced remains unspecified. The Chiremba balancing rock is a recognized natural feature in Zimbabwe.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Leonard Ladislas Tsumba
- Date of issue
- 1997
- Printing office
- Fidelity Printers
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Brown, red-orange, and purple on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 139 x 68 mm
- Amount produced
- Not specified
- Pick catalog
- 5
About this banknote
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe issued the 5-dollar banknote in 1997 as part of the 1994-2004 "Chiremba Rocks" series. This series replaced earlier First Dollar banknotes issued from 1980 to 1994.
The obverse features the Chiremba Balancing Rocks in Epworth, accompanied by a royal dissotis flower and two greater kudus. The reverse depicts Mount Nyangani and two greater kudus. The banknote measures 139 x 68 mm and includes a watermark of the Zimbabwe Bird.
