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Sunday, and the topic is… Cash.

It all started with a Streetpiece I found in Berlin-Mitte..

Then someone showed me the Wall found in Kreuzberg a few weeks back (Last picture). Then, going out on one of those I've-been-sitting-in-front-of-a-screen-since-midnight-and-it's-now-ten-in-the-morning-but-I- can't-really-tell-because-my-eyes-are-blurry walks, I discovered a plethora of cashflow-related stencils in my customary lens hunting ground, featuring all manner of personalities found on bills of varying denominations around the world. Photography ensued, and Blogging has now followed. I hope enjoyment is the final result.







This is the picture Thomas showed me at work, which rejuvenated my interest in these works.


Hope for more of these. The Egyptian One-Pound Coin features King Tut, who would be a funny addition to Berlin Walls.

UPDATE: I have discovered that these have been stenciled by Emess. More Info from the ATM gallery In Berlin. More Street Art by Emess on Flickr

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