A John F. Kennedy Hell Bank Note! "Hell Money" is a traditional Chinese offering to the dead. Hell dollars are burned as ceremonial offerings at funerals and near the graves of the departed. In this case, a Hell note which I assume dates to 1963 replaces the Jade Emperor. This looks like play money, but it's the real deal. I don't know how many were produced as tributes to the fallen president, and I see them for sale on ebay now. The Wiki story of Hell Money is HERE.
John. F. Kennedy Hell Bank Note circa 1963? Collection Jim Linderman
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So THAT'S what Hell Money was about. I'd forgotten all about if for the last forty years, but when I was a kid my dad gave me stacks of it for play money. Great site.
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