As the regime of Robert Mugabe enters its final days, the multi-billion dollar notes printed to cope with the disintegration of Zimbabwe’s currency are doing a roaring trade on ebay – at many times their face value. Why? Well, you don’t see a 100 000 000 000 on a bank note every day.

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