Burgos on Nostr: Thinking about the money in my country, Venezuela. We’ve had four different ...
Thinking about the money in my country, Venezuela.
We’ve had four different monetary systems in my lifetime. Since I was a child, I’ve seen so many different banknotes and coins that at times it felt like Monopoly money.
One of those currencies — basically colored paper — only lasted three years (2018–2021). Hyperinflation forced the regime to introduce yet another new set of banknotes and coins.
These are some of them:
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2026-01-30 20:32:30 UTCEvent JSON
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