Aug 12, 2017
Epic Hobo Nickel: Guy Carves Silver Dollar with Trap Jaws and Golden ‘Bait’ Coin
Russian artist Roman Booteen has carved one of the most intriguing ‘Hobo nickels‘ we’ve ever seen
Tag: currency
Feb 25, 2017
Money Lisa
Hayley Whittingham made this creative portrait of Mona Lisa using US$12.54 and €1,30 worth of coins
Dec 13, 2016
Next-Level Coin Stacking by @Thumb_Tani
Twitter user @thumb_tani is truly the (gravity-defying) Master of Coin
Oct 12, 2015
Norway Gets Cool New Banknotes
The Central Bank of Norway asks eight design studios to submit proposals for redesigned banknotes that will enter circulation in 2017.
May 6, 2015
Artist Turns Discarded Keys and Coins Into Works of Art
Michael, aka Moerkey, is an artist from Horsham, Victoria, Australia. The talented craftsman creates unique handmade balls, bowls and sculptures from discarded keys and coins; as well as reclaimed copper pipe and wire. In the series below, Michael bends and solders individual keys and coins into beautiful objects. Each item is made to order…
Mar 5, 2015
Canadians Pay Nimoy Tribute by Drawing Spock on $5 Bills
Even before his unfortunate passing last week, Leonard Nimoy has been receiving tributes by Canadian Trekkies in the form of currency doodles. Years ago someone noticed that with a few strokes of the pen, Sir Wilfrid Laurier—7th Prime Minister of Canada and face of the $5 bill—looked remarkably similar to Spock. Ever since, people…
Jul 30, 2014
15 Banknotes that Show Queen Elizabeth Age from a Child to an Elderly Woman
Born 21 April 1926, Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-lived and second longest-reigning British Monarch. Being the Queen of a number of commonwealth countries, republics, territories and realms comes with an interesting set of privileges, one of which includes appearing on various legal tender and currency. In the gallery below, we see Queen Elizabeth…
