At the last count in July, inflation in the country was officially pegged at 231 million percent, but is now widely believed to be around one billion percent or more.
This has made most of Zimbabwe's small bank notes worthless, including the current highest note of Z$1 million introduced into circulation two months ago.
The new currencies will come into circulation Thursday to coincide with a new increased bank withdrawal limit of Z$20 million a day.
Until now, banks only allowed cash withdrawals of Z$500,000 per day.
A shortage of bank notes has forced the Central Bank to limit cash withdrawals from banks.
The country is facing a deepening economic crisis, widely blamed on poor government policies and management, which has spewed a myriad of social problems, including lack of running water, cholera and closure of hospitals and schools.
This week soldiers rioted in the capital Harare, beating up people and breaking into shops in anger after failing to withdrawal cash from banks.
Harare - 03/12/2008
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