The euro sucks and Europe should go back to various national currencies because style points matter

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I remember when Italy had the Lira, Greece had the Drachma, and every country in Europe had their own monies. Each had their own weight, feels etc. Lira’s were SOOOO light! GBPs were sooo heavy (still around). Some coins were hexagonal!

It was super cool because they were little pieces of art that reflected the history, story,iconography and culture of each nation.

They should keep the eurozone, but bring back separate currencies.

I realize there’s a lot of reasons this will never work but it’s my unpopular view to share with you.

Edit: the coolest US currency right now is a Millard Fillmore dollar, FIGHT ME.

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  2. Crispy116 Avatar

    There is no cool US tender. It is one of the dullest sets of coins and notes in the world.

  3. Fevernovaa Avatar

    euro bad because it looks bad?

    ok here’s a better idea, each country has its own, visually distinct version of the euro, that is still legal tender

    the coins/bills would have to conform to a certain standard, but otherwise the countries are free to display whatever they want on there

  4. Hot-Yesterday8938 Avatar

    Who cares? It’s all replaced by faceless cards and faceless people anyway.

  5. Spurdlings Avatar

    That Euro makes controlling the Europeans easier. That was the deal that was cut with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. If you want reunification, you’ll have to adopt the Euro and subsidize your southern neighbors.

    That’s how “the Boys” operate.

  6. Few-Past6073 Avatar

    The new darkened Canadian toonies are pretty sweet too

  7. RickyRacer2020 Avatar

    Vertical Currency is the best.