Презентация на тему 8 unusual and interesting currency from around the world

its own, distinct from other currencies. Various colors, designs,

portraits and symbols printed on the banknotes and coins, as a rule, belong to the history and culture of the country, but sometimes they can relate to other subjects, such as raising awareness in relation to a particular case or to be issued to commemorate special events.

of Fiji has released a limited series of 999

10-dollar coins, made of sterling silver, containing a real piece of meteorite Neuschwanstein. The meteorite fell to Earth April 6, 2002 near Neuschwanstein Castle, on the border of Germany and Austria.

released on the orders of the Government of the West African Republic of

Benin. On the reverse side was depicted a bright green leaf cannabis sativa, which when rubbed, emit a distinct odor of marijuana due to synthetic additives.

issued in 2007 interpreted the expression "money speak for

themselves," literally. The coins with the image of US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy on the back side, there was a button, clicking which you can listen to the famous speech of the president, "I - a Berliner."

honor of the 150th anniversary of apparitions of the

Virgin Mary Saint Bernadette of Lourdes (St Bernadette at Lourdes), the south of France, in 2008, the Republic of Palau (Western Pacific) has released a commemorative coin. It has a pipette with this water from Lourdes.

Hungary, pengo, suffered the highest hyperinflation in the history

of mankind. As a result, in 1946, Bank of Hungary issued a bill of 100 million billion pengo. (This number is 100 000 000 000 000 000). Despite the ridiculously large number, this bill is worth only about 20 US cents. In July 1946, the country replaced pengo on the forint.

banknote of 100 000 pesos was issued by the

Central Bank of the Philippines in honor of the country's century celebration in 1998. Banknote size 22x35,5 see was entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest banknote is legal tender.

deep financial crisis after the First World War. This

led to the fact that the Germans began to produce its own unofficial currency, called «Notgeld» (the money for an emergency). Germany Cities currency printed on anything possible - from a tree, aluminum foil, playing cards, in an attempt to circumvent the depreciated value of the German mark.

trillion. In Zimbabwe, at the time of the country's exit

from the Second Congo War (1998 - 2003) began the confiscation of personal estates of white farmers. This led to hyperinflation, with an estimated peak of 79 600 million per cent in November 2008. At that time, the National Bank issued notes in denominations of US $ 100 trillion.