ZW                                ZIMBABWE                               

Capital City:Harare                    Population:11,215,000                   Area:390,580 km²

Former normal series (1971 - 2006), H = computer "check digit" (serial number divided by 23 - in this case 284 771 / 23 = 12 381, the remainder /8/ converted into letter, 8 = H)

1=A, 2=B, ..., 21=X, 22=Y and 0=Z (ignoring I, O and U). Issued in about 1976.

Former normal series (1971 - 2006), Q = computer "check digit" (in this case 508 798 / 23 = 22 121, the remainder /15/ converted into letter, 15 = Q). Issued by the end of 1990.

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