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[[File:ext_38dKJsdjh_Sovereign-pound-monopoly.jpg|thumb|A [[Victorian gold sovereign]], a old round [[Pound sterling|£]]1 coin, and a vintage ''Monopoly'' money note, for comparison.]]

'''Monopoly money''' is a type of [[play money]] used in the board game ''[[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]]''. It is different from most currencies, including the [[United States dollar|American currency]] or [[Pound sterling|British currency]] upon which it is based, in that it is smaller, one-sided, and comes in different colors.

==Format==

Many [[Monopoly (game)#Variants|variations]] of ''Monopoly'' exist, with many types of money representing various [[currencies]]. In the more "standard" versions of the game, Monopoly money consists entirely of notes. Monopoly notes come in the following colors:

* $1 - White
* $5 - Pink
* $10 - Yellow (classic) or blue (recent editions)
* $20 - Green
* $50 - Blue (classic) or purple (recent editions)
* $100 - Beige
* $500 - Orange
* $1,000 (available only in [[Monopoly: The Mega Edition]]) - Purple (original) or yellow (recent editions)

The modern ''Monopoly'' game has its Monopoly money denominated in $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, and (in some editions) $1,000, with all but the last two paralleling the denominations in circulation in the United States. (The [[Large denominations of United States currency#$500 Bill|U.S. $500 bill]] and [[Large denominations of United States currency#$1,000 Bill|U.S. $1000 bill]] were withdrawn in 1969). Monopoly does not include a two-dollar bill; however, [[Monopoly Junior]] did include the two in addition to three and four denominations (which do not exist in U.S. currency) for many years. (Monopoly Junior later simplified its system to include only one-dollar bills.)

Fans have designed unofficial $1,000 Monopoly bills for longer games and made them available online.

Special editions and spinoffs (e.g. [[Monopoly Deal]]) use larger denominations, as well as a Monopoly-specific currency symbol of a struck-through capital letter M.

==As a phrase==
"Monopoly money" is also a derisive term used in multiple senses. The most common is by countries that have traditionally had [[monochromatic]] currency (such as the [[United States dollar|United States]]) to refer to countries that have colorful currency (such as [[Canadian dollar|Canada]]). This has been used in places such as the [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] song "[[Canadian Idiot]]".

It can also be used as a derisive term to refer to money not really worth anything, or at least not being used as if it is worth anything. This has been used when large companies trade securities amongst various entities to create fraudulent profits, and when governments such as [[Burma]] issue special currencies to foreign aid organizations that cannot be traded on the free market and are therefore not really worth anything.

==Source==

[http://wikipedia.org/ http://wikipedia.org/]
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* [[Social physics]]
* [[Snip]]
* [[Gregfins]]
* [[MetaHash]]
* [[TecraCoin]]

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