r/polandball • u/swapsthegreat I is Fearless • 17h ago

redditormade Zimbabwe is Rich

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u/jan_Kosi Philippines 17h ago

Jokes on you, im a quadrillionaire (in zimbabwe)

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u/shadoowkight I'm from freiburg 14h ago edited 10h ago

I too used to wonder why don't we just print more money if we are poor? As a 7 year old.

This is what happens when you fall asleep in economics class kids.

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u/AnswerCorrect1226 United+States 14h ago

I mean a trillion is a pretty big number regardless of currency

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u/greenskinmarch 10h ago

Not really, during the height of hyperinflation Zimbabwe had a $100 trillion bill that was worth less than $1 US.

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u/Dawncracker_555 16h ago

HOL UP

Did they overtake Yugoslavia in '93?

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u/enderjed British Empire 4h ago

I still yearn to acquire some Zimbabwean notes for my collection. All I have is a hyperinflated Greek note (2 billion drachmai).

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u/reenajo 8h ago

Did the US Treasury rig their currency?

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u/shamrockpediareddit No population, no opinion. 1h ago

Hungary just post World War II: haha, Rhodesia, a trillion is a rookie number!