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Juan Carlos Replaced By Homer Simpson On Front Of Euro Coin

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Juan-Carlos-Replaced-By-Homer-Simpson-On-Front-Of-Euro-CoinJuan Carlos is replaced by Homer Simpson on front of euro coin

Homer Simpson, the world's favourite couch potato, has achieved immortality not only on the silver screen but on a nickel coin where his head has replaced that of the Spanish monarch.

A sweetshop owner totting up the day's takings in northern Spain was astonished to find a euro coin on which the head of King Juan Carlos had been transformed into the unmistakeable visage of the cartoon slob from Springfield.

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 Posted 08/11/2008  1:35 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Archraz to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Interesting. A sort of modern "hobo Euro."
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Man, that piece sure gets a lot of media attention. Here is an earlier article with a large photo by the way: http://www.maikelnai.es/2008/08/05/...eda-de-euro/

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Here you go. A Polish 10 zl where a Boleslaw Prus /writer/ was changed into the Pope.

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Looks like it's an auction photo, so this was actually sold.
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Hey, pretty good! Just searched for an image of the original; here it is:
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Oh, and by the way - the Homer Simpson piece has just been sold as well. Hmmm.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...280254026617

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Hmmm, it is quite fascinating just how many coins are being masterfully altered in this day and age.
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Wow.
This is kindof like that Hobo Buffalo nickel art.
Very Interesting
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