If you think inflation is bad in the UK right now, spare a thought for what people went through in Zimbabwe in 2007-2009.

The African country underwent a period of hyperinflation, meaning its reserve bank was forced to issue ever larger denomination banknotes, peaking in the release of a one hundred trillion dollar note.

And now a series of rare bank notes - including some of the highest denominations ever printed from Zimbabwe - have been auctioned off at James and Sons of Fakenham.

Thomas Sutcliffe from James and Sons said the two auction days had beat expectations. 

He said: “This auction saw a huge lifetime collection of banknotes from all over the world going under the hammer, and almost every lot sold for much more than expected. 

“The most remarkable result was a small collection of United Arab Emirate notes - lot 877 - which had been expected to fetch around £30-40 and ended up selling for £380."

Lots of bank notes from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and Indonesia were among the others which exceeded their reserve price.