I wonder if the next set of photos will show the Venezuelans shoveling Bolvars into the oven to cook with.
According to Venezuela's official bolivar-dollar exchange rate, the man using his money as a napkin is wasting about $0.31 (£0.20).
But on the black market, the reality is completely different. You can get 676.88 bolivars to the dollar, according to dolartoday.com. That means holding food with a 2 bolivar note costs the holder less than a third of one US cent.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Venezuela's currency is now so worthless that people are using it as napkins
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