High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The paper money of Zimbabwe is part of the physical form of Zimbabwe’s four incarnations of the dollar ($ or Z$). The banknotes of the first dollar replaced those of the Rhodesian dollar at par in 1980 following the proclamation of independence. The primary issuer of Zimbabwean banknotes is the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and has issued many types of currency notes alongside banknotes in its history, including Bearer cheques and Agro cheques ("Agro" being short for Agricultural) in the period between 2003 and 2008. The Standard Chartered Bank also issued emergency cheques from 2003 to 2004.