> Only one side of the note is printed to resemble currency so as not to run afoul of counterfeiting laws.
Doesn't it? To know for sure we need to take it to the court.
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#12Zero-currency notes have been generated for most of the world: http://zerocurrency.org/
The Canadian note is many generations out of date.
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#13> Only one side of the note is printed to resemble currency so as not to run afoul of counterfeiting laws. Doesn't it? To know for sure we need to take it to the court.
This usually hinges on intent. The most common money-exchange scam is exactly this: the mark receives a stack of one-sided copies instead of actual currency, and the perp runs away before the mark notices. People have gone to prison for this.
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#14> Only one side of the note is printed to resemble currency so as not to run afoul of counterfeiting laws. Doesn't it? To know for sure we need to take it to the court.
Why? Many countries have quite clear rules what makes acceptable non-real money, so this often can be relatively easily answered.
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#15Wow, thats pretty cool, I had no idea. I am a bit shocked that it works though.
I imagine you pass it crumpled or rolled up.
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
The website hasn't been updated for at least 2 years though. (Under America, it still lists Barack Obama as the President.
That doesn't seem like a problem unless you're trying to rely on their population figures or something
It's a pretty great example of the wisdom of "doing one thing well." This site should just have a Wikipedia link to each country.
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#18Zero-currency notes have been generated for most of the world: http://zerocurrency.org/
The Egyptian note has the number zero, but the writing still says Fifty Pounds.
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#20Wow, thats pretty cool, I had no idea. I am a bit shocked that it works though.
> I am a bit shocked that it works though It's a shaming mechanism. If an official is committed to collecting a bribe, it will be useless. But some corrupt officials might be responsive to a verbal dressing down. Handing over a zero-rupee note is less intimidating than delivering a lecture.
You're daring them to bust you for it.