Low-denomination U.S bank notes change hands until they fall apart here in Africa, and the bills are routinely carried in underwear and shoes through crime-ridden slums.
Some have become almost too smelly to handle,
Alex Mupondi, hangs one dollar notes on a drying line after washing them in Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, July 6, 2010. The washing machine cycle takes about 45 minutes _ and George Washington comes out much cleaner than before in Zimbabwe-style laundering of dirty money. Zimbabweans trading in the American currency since their own hyperinflationary notes were abandoned last year say washing their dirtiest cash works.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
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Some have become almost too smelly to handle,
Alex Mupondi, hangs one dollar notes on a drying line after washing them in Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, July 6, 2010. The washing machine cycle takes about 45 minutes _ and George Washington comes out much cleaner than before in Zimbabwe-style laundering of dirty money. Zimbabweans trading in the American currency since their own hyperinflationary notes were abandoned last year say washing their dirtiest cash works.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
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