Hyperinflation

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Last week Zimbabwe's central bank unveiled a 100 billion dollar banknote to cope with inflation running at 2.2m%. On Sunday July 27th the bank changed tack and announced it would be lopping off a string of zeroes on replacement notes, in what passes for economic reform in stricken Zimbabwe.

Here is five highest denomination national banknotes since 1900: http://www.economist.com/daily/news/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11819514&fsrc=nw