The
statutory
instrument,
published
in
the
Government
Gazette,
gives
legal
effect
to
the
new
notes,
which
are
set
to
enter
circulation
on
7
April
2026.
The
new
family
of
ZiG
banknotes
includes
enhanced
anti-counterfeiting
features
such
as
intaglio
printing,
magnetic
security
threads,
and
colour-shifting
elements
designed
to
improve
security
and
durability.
Part
of
the
SI
reads:
“The
Minister
of
Finance,
Economic
Development
and
Investment
Promotion
hereby,
in
terms
of
section
40(3)
of
the
Reserve
Bank
of
Zimbabwe
Act
[Chapter
22:15],
made
the
following
notice
specifying
the
matters
determined
by
the
President
in
terms
of
subsection
(2)
of
that
section:—
This
notice
may
be
cited
as
the
Reserve
Bank
of
Zimbabwe
(Issue
of
Series
of
New
ZiG10,
ZiG20,
ZiG50,
ZiG100
and
ZiG200
Banknotes)
Notice,
2026.
There
shall
be
issued,
in
terms
of
the
Act…
to
replace
banknotes
in
circulation
issued
in
terms
of
Statutory
Instrument
60
of
2024.
Ncube
said
the
new
ZiG10
and
ZiG20
banknotes
will
co-circulate
with
the
ZiG10
and
ZiG20
notes
issued
under
Statutory
Instrument
60
of
2024
for
an
indefinite
period.
The
regulations
also
set
out
the
key
security
and
design
features
of
the
new
ZiG
banknotes:
“The
design
of
the
new
ten
ZiG
series
shall
be
as
follows
—
on
the
front
side,
the
dominant
feature
shall
be
the
logo
of
the
Reserve
Bank
of
Zimbabwe
(three
balancing
rocks)
featuring
intaglio
printing,
with
the
visually
impaired
recognition
feature
to
the
left
and
to
the
right,
image
of
the
buffalo
featuring
Intaglio
printing
to
the
left,
gold
bars
image
printed
on
the
lower
right
side
of
the
note,
peak
dynamic
image
of
the
Zimbabwe
Bird
and
denomination
“10”
registered
with
the
star,
latent
image
with
the
word
ZiG,
embedded
magnetic
security
thread
inscribed
“ZIG10”,
watermark
of
the
Zimbabwe
bird
with
highlight
10
and
see-through
Zimbabwe
Bird
looking
to
the
left
in
perfect
register,
as
secondary
features.“On
the
back,
there
shall
be
the
Matopo
Hills
landmark
featuring
intaglio
printing,
gold
bars
image
printed
on
the
lower
left
side
and
a
see-through
Zimbabwe
Bird
looking
to
the
right.”
The
ZiG20
banknote
carries
several
distinctive
security
and
design
features.
On
the
front
of
the
note
is
the
Reserve
Bank
of
Zimbabwe
logo
featuring
the
three
balancing
rocks,
alongside
an
elephant
image
printed
using
intaglio,
positioned
on
the
left
side.
A
gold
bars
image
appears
in
the
lower
right
corner
of
the
note.
The
note
also
features
a
Peak
Dynamic
image
of
the
Zimbabwe
Bird,
the
denomination
“20”
registered
with
a
star,
and
a
latent
image
displaying
the
word
“ZiG”.
In
addition,
there
is
an
embedded
magnetic
security
thread
inscribed
“ZIG20”,
among
several
other
security
elements.
On
the
reverse
side,
the
note
displays
an
intaglio-printed
image
of
the
Parliament
of
Zimbabwe
building.
It
also
includes
a
gold
bar
image
on
the
lower
left
side
and
a
see-through
image
of
the
Zimbabwe
Bird
facing
to
the
right.
Reads
the
notice:
“The
design
of
the
new
fifty
ZiG
banknote
shall
be
as
follows
—
on
the
front
side,
the
dominant
feature
shall
be
the
logo
of
the
Reserve
Bank
of
Zimbabwe
(three
balancing
rocks)
featuring
intaglio
printing,
with
the
visually
impaired
recognition
feature
to
the
left
and
to
the
right,
image
of
a
rhinoceros
featuring
intaglio
printing
to
the
left,
gold
bars
image
printed
on
the
lower
right
side,
peak
dynamic
image
of
the
Zimbabwe
Bird
and
denomination
“50”
registered
with
the
star,
latent
image
with
the
word
ZiG,
embedded
magnetic
security
thread
inscribed
“ZIG
50”,
watermark
of
the
Zimbabwe
Bird
with
highlight
50
and
see-through
image
of
the
Zimbabwe
Bird
looking
to
the
left
in
perfect
register,
as
secondary
features.”
Some
of
the
ZiG100
banknote
features
include
the
RBZ
logo,
a
windowed
Rolling
Star
magnetic
security
thread
inscribed
with
“ZIG100”,
and
a
leopard’s
head
with
a
colour
shift
from
gold
to
green.
It
also
carries
a
watermark
of
the
Zimbabwe
Bird
with
a
highlighted
“100”
and
a
see-through
image
of
the
Zimbabwe
Bird
facing
left.
The
ZiG200
banknote
features
the
RBZ
logo,
an
image
of
a
lion
on
the
left
printed
with
intaglio,
and
a
colour-shifting
gold
bars
image
printed
on
the
lower
right
side.