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When Venezuelan banknotes became handbags

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When cash loses its value, it finds a new purpose as arts and crafts. The Venezuelan bolivar crashed so spectacularly due to hyperinflation that citizens quickly realized the paper itself was worth more than its purchasing power. Instead of buying food with literal wheelbarrows of cash, enterprising artisans began folding stacks of worthless bills into handbags and origami swans to sell to tourists.

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