1. Money from the rock (Island of Yap Solomon Island) on the island of Yap, an island that is part of the Solomon Islands, you’ll find “money” the greatest and Weirdest in the World is Made of Stone Called Rai (a kind of limestone). Money is a circle with a diameter of 12 feet and weighs 8 tons. Whether history or what is causing the public trust in this very holy Yap Island stones, probably the same as modern society is glorified golden stone. It was said, the currency of these stones are not from the island. Yap Island Society of yore would travel the world looking for adventure this stone. Par value of currency in the value of this stone is not just based on size, but Also valued the sacrifices bring it to the island of Yap, including the number of Lives Because of the Sacrifice of Those WHO Flew.
2. Most religious silver coins (Palau Island) if the U.S. dollar banknotes have “In God We Trust”, then the state one Steps ahead of Palau Islands. This country in 2007 scored a silver coin with a picture and includes a bonus bottle containing holy virgin A Few small drops of holy water from a sacred spring in Lourdes France. Wow, this is clearly more religious.
3. Modification of money post-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 That Time Also. So the old currency was still used, only the previous regime rulers face cut.
4. Largest fraction of money (Hungary) this is the fractional currency until the current record holder. In print by Hungary in 1946 with a nominal 100,000,000,000,000,000,000 treating. Yes! One Hundred million trillion treating the exchange rate was only about 20 U.S. cents. Just look up any number of zeros is not possible in print.
5. Money collection voucher (Vietnam) we think that if ever can money buy everything, it did not. Vietnam in the 70s money was Accepted as a voucher collection of pieces that Can be Used to only buy clothing and accessories.
6. Money with the threat of the death penalty (United States, while still colonized language) U.S. Dollar has changed from the most stable currency and the currency is considered as a safe heaven. If viewed from history, experienced these currencies have a lot in the fight against counterfeiters. In the early days of British rule, it is easy to print money because many of the printing press prints the money supply and the design is not too complicated as it is now. To overcome this, the royal party issued a type of currency for the state of the colony following the death threats.
7. Money from sheets of wood (Germany) Money from the piece of wood was once used as emergency money in Germany during the postwar restoration of the World I. Because of the emergency, the money was printed from aluminum foil Also, silk cloth, playing cards and even the remnants of war. A collector would have dared to pay a premium for these strange coins, the most expensive is printed so the stone coins of this era
Written by Puji Leksana
Teacher