Archive for March 5th, 2007

The newly authorized $1,000,000 Canadian Gold Coin.Pizza Coin

No, really.

The “mega-loonie” as it is being dubbed, has been voted on and passed by the Federal Cabinet and orders the Mint to produce the $1,000,000 gold coin.

The Royal Mint will only comment that it has permission to mint the coins. No word was given on how many may be pressed or for how many years the program has been authorized.

According to CBC News the coin is not designed for commerce but for collectors and for the notoriety to have issued a $1,000,000 coin.

Tehran to issue new 50,000 rial note that sports picture of standard nuclear insignia of electrons in orbit around atom.

50000 Nuclear Rials

Flaunting his complete willingness to plunge the world into nuclear war, Mahmud Ahmadinejad teases the Western world further by issuing a new denomination banknote valued at 50,000 rials. Displayed on the note is the classic Bohr’s graphic representation of the atom.

A 50,000 Iranian Rial note will be worth around $5.00 U.S. Click on the image above to see the original story. The new notes have not hit online auction powerhouse eBay as of early March 2007.