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The E-Sylum: Volume 21, Number 9, March 4, 2018, Article 39

MOVIE MONEY: THE BANKNOTES OF ZAMUNDA

Gary Dunaier writes:

Fun fact: the paper money from the fictional African nation of Zamunda, from the Eddie Murphy movie Coming To America (1988), was modeled after the pound note shown in the last E-Sylum.

So it is! Here are images of the two notes. -Editor

Bank of England One Pound note

Bank of Zamuda 100 Pounds movie money

Thanks for finding this! So, Black Panther movie fans - I don't think we ever saw cash change hands in the mythical nation of Wakanda. What would their banknotes look like? Does anyone have a note of the (similarly-named) First National Bank Of Wakonda (South Dakota)? Or a note from (the also similarly-named) Wauconda, Illinois? -Editor

To watch the video (the banknote is at the 0:44 mark), see:
Coming To America - The Boy Has Got His Own Money (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKGd8GAAb00)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
BRITISH MUSEUM EXHIBIT: MONEY AND MEDALS (http://www.coinbooks.org/v21/esylum_v21n08a22.html)

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