Paper 2 cent of Slick Times, United States/California, 1996. 2007.28.20

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2007.28.20

Physical Description

  • Axis: 0
  • Color: green on white (obv.)/ black on white (rev.)
  • SerialNumber: IMAFOOLRU12?

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Paper Money
  • Date: 1996

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1996
  • Denomination: 2 cent
  • Material: Paper

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: STRANGE RESERVE NOTE/ THE PARANOID STATES OF AMERICA/ THIS NOTE IS BOGUS FOR/ ALL DEBTS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE/ TWO CENTS
    • Type: cartouche with portrait of Ross Perot; slightly facing to right, laughing; scroll under cartouche: "MENTAL PATIENT"

  • Reverse

    • Legend: THE PARANOID STATES OF AMERICA/ TWO CENTS/ THIS ITEM AVAILABLE IN PADS OF 25 FOR $3.50 FROM SLICK TIMES, PO BOX 1710-R, VALLEY CENTER, CA 92082/ FOR CREDIT CARD ORDER, CALL 1-800-669-8444
    • Type: cartouche with picture of White House; in front of White House: lawn with sign: "FUTURE SITE/ NATIONAL/ MENTAL/ HOSPITA scroll on upper part of cartouche: "ROSS FOR BOSS? WE THINK/ NOT!/L; smaller scroll on lower part of cartouche: "THE FRIGHT HOUSE"

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2007.28.20
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Notes

  • Satirical

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined