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Two stacks of 100 20 euro notes and one stack of 100 50 euro notes delivered to a bureau de change by G4S. A currency card, cash strap, currency band, money band, banknote strap or bill strap is a simple paper device designed to hold a specific denomination and number of banknotes. [1] It can also refer to the bundle itself. [2]
Each has a distinctive colour and size, [17] and displays examples of a historical European architectural style: [17] [18] windows or gateways on the obverse, and bridges on the reverse. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] The architectural examples featured are stylised illustrations of the corresponding style, rather than representations of existing structures.
Currency straps, also known as currency bands or bill straps, are a type of fastener used to secure discrete numbers [clarification needed] of bills. Typically, currency bands have attached ends, so that bills are "curled" and slipped into the band, whereas currency straps have adhesive on the ends to secure them around the bills after wrapping.
The 100,000-peso centennial note, measuring 356 x 216 mm, was accredited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest legal tender note in terms of size. 1,000 pieces were issued during the celebration of the centennial of Philippine independence in 1998. [37]
The first small-size $1 Silver Certificate Common reverse of $1 Silver Certificates (Series of 1928-1934) and $1 United States Notes (Series of 1928), commonly referred to as "Funnybacks" The first small-size $1 United States Banknote printed (6.14 length × 2.61 width × 0.0043 in thickness = 156 × 66.3 × 0.11 mm)
Modern measurements of these large size notes reveal an average dimension of 7 + 3 ⁄ 8 by 3 + 1 ⁄ 8 inches (18.7 cm × 7.9 cm). Small size notes (described as such due to their size relative to the earlier large-size notes) are an average 6 + 1 ⁄ 8 by 2 + 5 ⁄ 8 inches (15.6 cm × 6.7 cm), the size of modern U.S. currency.
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Monopoly money (symbol: ₩) is a type of play money used in the board game Monopoly. It is different from most currencies , including the American currency or British currency upon which it is based, in that it is smaller, one-sided, and does not have different imagery for each denomination.