Zimbabweans shun dollar coins introduced to replace lollipops, chewing gum as currency

HARARE: Nobody wanted the Zimbabwe dollar, so the southern African country dumped it for the US dollar in 2009 to stave off economic collapse and sky-rocketing hyperinflation.

Now nobody wants the "bond coins" it put in circulation last month to replace the lollipops, chewing gum and pens that have been used in lieu of change for transactions in shops.