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Zimbabwe restarts minting gold coins as metal's price soars

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ray Ndlovu
Bloomberg News
Sunday, April 27, 2025

Zimbabwe's central bank is again issuing gold coins it scrapped 10 months ago, a step it took to ramp up the bullion stockpile used to back up the local currency, the ZiG.

Minting of the "Mosi-Oa-Tunya" 22-carat coins, named after the iconic Victoria Falls, was scrapped in July, central bank Governor John Mushayavanhu told Bloomberg in an interview at the time.

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The coins are now available again through the nation's lenders at a "time of attractiveness" of bullion, according to Persistence Gwanyanya, a central bank monetary policy committee member. ...

The coins are an "alternative investment option" that can be used to enhance investment portfolios with a "valuable asset," Nedbank said in its client notice. The coins are sold in denominations ranging from one-tenth of an ounce to 1 ounce of gold. ...

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-27/gold-rush-zimbabwe-restarts-minting-of-coins-as-bullion-hits-record

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