Money is not just a means of payment. This is a whole culture and even art. No wonder collectors around the world are hunting for interesting items. But there is such money, unusual for our society, that will surprise even an experienced collector.
The largest coin in the world (main photo)
American artist and sculptor Stelley Whitten created a unique coin, which is an absolute record holder for several items at once. It is the largest in the world in size, weight and face value. Thus, a Canadian bank issued a coin worth $ 1 million based on a model created by the artist Whitten.
A huge centner-weight item is almost entirely made of gold, and therefore you can be sure that it will never depreciate. On one side is a Canadian maple leaf, and on the other a portrait of a Canadian queen. In total, the Canadian bank issued 15 coins, which immediately went to private collections.
Banknote of the largest denomination
The largest denomination banknote was issued in Hungary in 1946. Banknote denomination of 1 billion pengo. Pengo is a Hungarian currency that was in circulation from 1927 to 1946. As you can understand, the largest banknote was in use very briefly. But now collectors are hunting her. since the banknote was issued in a large circulation, it is not difficult to buy, and it costs relatively inexpensively.
Disney dollars
Walt Disney created a real fairy-tale world, which must have its own currency. You may not know, but in 1987 the release of real Disney notes in denominations of 1, 5, 10 and 50 American dollars was established. But this currency does not go everywhere, but only on the territory of Disneyland all over the world.
Colorful bills can pay for attractions in amusement parks. Disney dollars instead of American presidents depict the most popular cartoon characters - Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck and others. On the back there is an image of Disneyland. To get such banknotes, you need to visit one of the amusement parks. They do not have any great collection value.
Kissy's money
Kissi money until the beginning of the 20th century was used by some tribes and peoples of West Africa. This is something like a metal cane, which reached a length of about 30 cm. One end of the stick had the shape of a scapula, and the other - the letter "T". Interestingly, the face value of such money was very small. Therefore, to complete major transactions needed whole bundles of Kissi. So, to buy a cow, a person had to pay a hundred bundles, each of which contained 20 metal sticks.
Holy coin
It would seem that the word "saint" has absolutely no associations with money. Nevertheless, in the world there is the so-called holy coin with a face value of five dollars. The coin was issued in 2007 in Palau. It is made of pure silver, the image of the Virgin Mary is minted on it. The main feature of the coin is that a small capsule filled with holy water is attached to it. Miraculous liquid is extracted in one of the French miraculous sources.
The history of money is as interesting and eventful as the history of the whole world. Indeed, since ancient times, people have maintained commodity-money relations. In the world there are a huge number of unusual banknotes and coins. Both ancient and modern. They have an unusual shape, unusual materials, construction, and so on. Some money is not at all like money. Some are still in use, and some have never been in circulation.So do not think that numismatics is a boring hobby. An unusual world opens up to collectors of unusual money.