The most bizarre currency.

Money from sheets of wood ( Germany ).

Been used as emergency money in Germany during the recovery after World War I. Because of the emergency , the money is also of aluminum foil printed , silk fabric , playing cards and even remnants of war . A collector would be willing to pay dearly for this strange money - money , which is the most expensive stone that is printed so the coins in the future .

Money penalty of death (American , when it was colonized by Britain).

U.S. Dollar has become the most stable currency and is considered a safe haven currency . If seen from history , these currencies have experienced a lot in the fight against counterfeiters . In the early days of British rule , it is easy to make money because many of the printing press money in circulation and mold design is not too complicated as it is now .
But it was so easy , counterfeiters can also print your own . How does the government was to give a serious warning to counterfeiters ? By printing " To Counterfeit is Death " or the death penalty for counterfeiting . Looks like instead of " In God We Trust " is more suited " In The Death Penalty We Trust " .
If you remember , in the era of 90s down in our state paper money also still includes the threat .

Cash collection voucher (Vietnam).

If we ever think that money can buy everything, it is not . Vietnam in the 70s money serves as a collection of pieces that vouchers can only be used to buy clothing and equipment .
Maybe if we had to cut one piece to pay for clothes , partly to pay for pants , and partly to a belt .

Currencies of commodity-shaped.

Salt is one of the oldest items are used as payment . Actually , the word " salary " ( salary ) comes from the Latin " salarium " is money that has been paid to Roman soldiers to buy salt .

Salt is also used as a medium of exchange (currency ) major in the Sahara desert for centuries , and is used extensively throughout East Africa . Typically , someone at that time would lick a salt block to ensure that the original salt and decided to make a fraction of the blocks as small denominations .

Beam salts in figure 1500 years old.
Unique currency is :
* " Fried" , money -shaped ball of yarn wrapped in coconut fiber . Used in ancient times Kepuluan Solomon .
* Cocoa is used throughout Mexico and Central America
* Cheese Parmigiano Reggiano , can even be used as collateral for loans in Italy

Largest denomination (Hungary).

This is the fractional currency until the current record holder . Printed by Hungary in 1946 with a nominal 100,000,000,000,000,000,000 Pengo . Yes ! One hundred million trillion Pengo with the current exchange rate is only about 20 U.S. cents . See, until the number of zeros was not possible in print.

Modification Money because the coup (Zaire).

When the regime of Joseph Mobutu's coup in 1997 in Zaire (now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo ) The new government was too busy to design and print new money in addition to the limited amount of money at the time anyway

Squirrel Skin (Russia).

In a few centuries ago , skins squirrels are legitimate money used in Russia . Even some parts of the dead squirrel as ear , nose , and nails serve as a " dime " . The possibility that Russia could be free from diseases transmitted wildlife .

Silver coins plus bonus holy water (Palau Islands).

If the paper money of USD is "In God We Trust " , an archipelago Palau step further . This country in 2007 scored a silver coin with a picture of the holy virgin and includes a bonus vial containing a few drops of holy water from a sacred spring in Lourdes France .
The country also include pearls , and even meteorites on coin money . Silver and holy water .

Money from the rock (Island of Yap , Solomon Islands).

On the island of Yap , an island in the Solomon Islands , you will find " money " in the world's biggest and weirdest : rai stone ( a kind of limestone ) . Money is a circle with a diameter of 12 feet and a weight of 8 tons .
Either history or beliefs that cause people on the island of Yap is very download - it sacred stone , probably the same as modern society greatly magnify gold stone .
Because this type of stone could not be found on the island of Yap , Yap Island people are willing to sacrifice their lives for the adventure to find the stone .
Nominal value of the stones was assessed not only by size , but also judged by the sacrifice bring to the island of Yap , including the number of lives lost because of these sacrifices .
Because of the shape , this money was left lying outside the house owner , sometimes even in the forest . Although lying on the go , people certainly know who the current owner . In the event of change of ownership , will be done in certain ceremonies .

Of course the earlier times . Local authorities have banned stones this money out of the island . But at least can find antique money in the lobby of the Bank of Canada in Ottawa .

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