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The E-Sylum: Volume 21, Number 1, January 7, 2018, Article 35

AUSSIE STEALS A HUNDRED TRILLION DOLLARS

This article from Australia's Daily Telegraph illustrates the value (not much) of hyperinflation notes. -Editor

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AN Australian man has been arrested for stealing trillions in overseas currency — not that he would have been able to buy much with it in this country.

The 32-year-old from Adelaide allegedly stole banknotes including German Deutschmarks printed in 1920, a thousand Korean Wons, 100 Baisa Oman notes and a hundred trillion dollar note of the ­defunct Zimbabwean dollar.

The article includes a link to an episode of The Simpsons where Mr. Burns attempts to buy Cuba with a trillion-dollar bill. -Editor

To read the complete article, see:
Aussie arrested for stealing a hundred trillion dollars (https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/aussie-arrested-for-stealing-a-hundred-trillion-dollars/news-story/1a5186bec54525165187488e8c9647ad)

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