21 Things Made Out Of Cold, Hard Cash

There's a fiscal crisis looming, you say? No bother. These things are LITERALLY made of money.

1. World's most expensive broom made from hundreds of shredded dollar bills

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Created by Mark Wagner

2. Matsumoto Castle Replica made from paper currency worth $818,000

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3. "The Mendicant" by Robert Wechsler

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This art installation features a series of sculptural cubes made entirely out of notched interlocking pennies, ranging in date from 1959-2012 and from a variety of specific locations.

4. The "Rising Tide" of 90,000 pennies

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By Claire Morgan

...destroyed for artistic effect.

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5. "One Billion Dollar" — the most expensive piece of art EVER

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This art piece by Michael Marcovici (2009) is literally 10 million $100 bills stacked on wooden crates. According to the website, the piece is meant to prompt contemplation about what one would do with so much money.

6. The 3,000-coin World Currency Map

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Created in 2009 for the Swedish bank Erik Penser Bankaktiebolag, this map is composed of continent-specific currency.

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7. Money wallpaper at Superstition Saloon

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Tortilla Flats, AZ

8. Wall, ceiling, and pillar decor at Cabbage Key Inn

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Almost every surface of this restaurant in Pine Island Sound, FL is covered in bills left behind by patrons.

9. The penny bar at Ford's Garage

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Fort Meyers, FL

10. A penny kitchen counter

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11. Penny flooring

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How else to make use of the lowly one-center?

12. The Half-Dollar Butterfly Chair

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13. An unconventional reward for hard work, by Mark Wagner

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An actual raise would undoubtedly be preferred.

14. The International "Money Dress" by Susan Stockwell

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The "Money Dress" (2010) was created using paper money from across the globe, stitched together to mimic an 1870s dress worn by female British explorers.

15. "The People's £50 Million Lottery Giveaway" Promotional Dress

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This dress made out of £50,000 in paper notes and coins in total was used to promote the British ITV show "The People's £50 Million Lottery Giveaway," in which the public voted for one of four projects to be awarded a £50 million grant.

Image from Clayton Parker.

16. A Hat of British Pounds

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Artists Zena May Hendrick, Sarah Parker, and Hattie Newman created this hat out of shredded money, which was featured in The Guardian.

17. A Monetary Interpretation of Angie's Leg

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By Latvian artist Irina Truhanova

18. "An Exploration of Value in the Form of Money Mosaics" by Chad Person

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Yixing Teapot and iPod (2005) from the "Worshipping Mammon — Currency Artwork" collection.

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George Foreman Grill and Coconuts

19. Groom's Cake Decorations

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Considering that few things are dirtier than money, one would hope that these cakes were just for show.

20. Zimbabwean Protest Sign

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In 2009, The ZImbabwean Newspaper launched an ad campaign using a series of posters, murals and billboards made out of the Zimbabwe 100 trillion note, criticizing Mugabe for the hyperinflation crisis.

21. A currency collage of the ever-elusive "Money Tree" by Mark Wagner

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