Currency Research

Our current project is redesigning the U.S. dollar either to a fictious or non-fictious style currency. Now currency has a lot of history. Here are some rather unique currencies from around the world.

Heard the phrase "money doesn't grow on trees?" well it was a currency system from Han China called the Money Tree. With the leaves being coins. 

1 Raam 

A unique currency from Sub-Sahara Africa.

Unique wearable currency bracelet from africa.

Historically the Chinese invented paper money, as this preserved example shows. 

A currency coil from Africa.

Korean Won interestingly their icons on their currency are famous scientists, officials, or philosophers from their past. As do most other currencies.

The ubiquitous Benjamin of the U.S. 

Now here is a very intriguing monetary concept, fractional (also called post or postal) currency. Paper money printed during the Civil War era. These range from 3 cents to 50 cents. Rather inverted from our projects conception of 1,5,10,20,50,100 bills. This currency actually costs less than making a coin. 

Japanese World War II Occupation money from conquered Burma (now Myanmar).

The Honduran Lempira

Modernized Chinese Currency

Japanese Occupation Currency from World War II. 

Han Dynasty Money Tree

The "extinct" German Mark currency

A rare example of a World War II Reichmark from Nazi Germany World War II.

An Imperial Credit, although Vader would not be pleased to find being equated to a dollar. 

Rare but still in circulation Jeffersons, the two dollar bill. [I have personally experienced them once and a while.]

Now this is something you don't want to see. Zimbabwean 10 billion and 50 billion currency bills. Caused by recent massive inflation in that country.

Now currency I think should be developed in a smaller compact design with novel technology such as Mylar sheets...to prevent counterfeiting and developing good mass use for all people including those with disabilities. (Mylar being practically indestructible and capable of being texturized.) Developement of the new Currency is going forward.