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Thanks to hyper inflation, Zimbabwe once had bills this high. Currency has been revalued at least four times.

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"A loaf of bread in Zimbabwe now costs about 300 billion Zimbabwean dollars -- and like most commodities, the price increases every day.
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Earlier this month, Zimbabwe introduced a 50 billion dollar bill as the country battles to fight cash shortages stemming from the world's highest inflation rate. The official rate was 231 million percent as of July."

Source: CNN, January 2009

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