Operation LIONCASHFrom WhatPort80   Operation LIONCASH is one of the most important projects for the year 2010. Its goal is for each participant to print lions on as many of his or her dollar/Euro/pound and even moonspeak bills as possible, until all money is converted to LION MONEY, thus uniting the world by breaking down financial barriers with a single currency! This internationlawl endeavor both condones and encourages Europeans and members of other non-English speaking countries to turn their amusing vari-colored moneys of Queens and Kings into LION CASH. Unite the world today with Lioncash! Guidelines for making your own Lioncash
Legality of Lioncash  [w]hoever mutilates, cuts, disfigures, perforates, unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, Federal Reserve Bank, or Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such item(s) unfit to be reissued, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.1In other words, it is perfectly legal to write or draw anything you like on U.S. currency —so long as you're not trying to render the bill useless as currency.>:3 UK law    Conversely, if you live in the UK, this is technically illegal under some Doomsday Act of 1214, probably. There is a lot of anecdotal evidence on the internet stating that it is illegal to write on banknotes in the UK but it is difficult to track down any evidence. There appears to be nothing stating this fact on either the Bank of England or Royal Mint websites. Britchan did some investigation, and turned up the following: The British Currency and Bank Notes Act, 1928, provides: — "If any person prints or stamps or by any like means impresses on any bank note any words, letters or figures, he shall, in respect of each offence, be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding one pound." "Concerning notes, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928 says If any person prints, or stamps, or by any means impresses, on any bank note any words, letters or figures, he shall, in respect of each offence, be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding one pound. The penalty was changed to £25 in 1977 (Criminal Law Act, s.31) and to £200 in 1982 (Criminal Justice Act, s.46)." It therefore does appear to be illegal to write on banknotes in the UK, technically speaking. But since nobody cares and shopkeepers write all over cash when they count it, do it anyway! Anonymous' team of dedicated lawyers will always be there to get you out of trouble.
Australian Law An Extract from Crimes (Currency) Act 1981 states that "A person shall not, without the consent, in writing, of an authorised person, wilfully deface, disfigure, mutilate or destroy any coin or paper money that is lawfully current in Australia." Fines include:
Note: "Paper money" means money comprising a note written, printed or otherwise made on paper or any other material. But since we are all rich, successful businessmen with attractive wives none of this concerns us. Euro lion cash The euro has no faces, however, lion-architecture will suffice. Indian LawIndians are BAWWing over their currency being smudged. According to the Economic Times, some jerk said "Currency notes are sign of sovereignty and by defacing them we show disrespect to it." India's butthurt is duly noted, but unimportant. As it stands, defacing it is not illegal. Gallery
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