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'''Monopoly money''' is artificial currency used in the Parker Brothers game [[Monopoly (board game)|Monopoly]].  The denominations are in $1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 500 dollar increments.  The "money" has no real value.

'''Monopoly money''' is a slang term used to define a real currency which has become worthless due to excess printing.

The term comes from the Parker Brothers game [[Monopoly (board game)|Monopoly]], where the rule book specifies that if the "bank" runs out of "money" (only a limited amount is provided), the players can "print" their own (i.e. make it out of any paper) to continue the game.

The phrase "monopoly money" has become a term used to delineate real currencies which have become worthless due to excess printing. Examples of this include the Yugoslavian Dinar, the Zimbabwean Dollar, the Venezuelan Bolivar, and the German Papiermark.

 

Historical examples of this include the German Papiermark (prior to Hitler's rise to power), the Yugoslavian Dinar, the Zimbabwean Dollar (which has actually printed a $1 trillion note), and the Venezuelan Bolivar.

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