# Creatively Defaced Paper Bills The Bunchof5s Blog Catalogs Cleverly Altered Australian Money By Andrew Sztein | Published 2013-03-14 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/australian-money References: [laughingsquid](http://laughingsquid.com/refaced-5-dollar-notes-depict-characters-from-films-games-memes/) & [bunchof5s.wordpress](http://bunchof5s.wordpress.com/) Like several other countries in the world, Australian currency proudly displays a portrait of Britain's [Queen Elizabeth II](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/queen-elizabeth-ii-1) on their bills. Using the ubiquitous portrait of the Queen, the bunchof5s blog takes fan submissions of clever defacements of the Queen's visage. The images are in general good fun, although some people might read a little too much into the Queen wearing a Guy Fawkes mask. Other funny submissions of defaced Australian money include the Queen as a [LEGO](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/le-cyklop) figurine, Super Mario, Spock from Star Trek or even interacting with popular Internet memes. I'm not certain about the legalities of drawing all over Australian money, or any other bills for that matter, but since it seems like most of these are done digitally through Photoshop it's likely a moot point. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 32% | Activity: 44% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Defaced Currency Art:** An opportunity for companies to create a market for art prints on licensed currency for collectors - **Digital Currency Personalization:** A chance for fintech firms to offer digital currency customization services via an app or website - **Social Media Currency Challenges:** An opening for brands to create social media campaigns challenging users to creatively deface their branded currency ### Sectors Adopting This - **Banking:** Banks can leverage this trend to offer customizable debit or credit cards featuring defaced currency art - **Art Collecting:** The art collecting industry can explore new avenues of featuring defaced currency art in galleries or art fairs - **Printing:** Printing companies can offer services to produce limited edition prints of defaced currency art for purchase ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Beloved Cartoon-Inspired Coins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bluey-coins.md) - [Fictional Wizard Collectible Coins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/harry-potter-collection-1.md) - [British Author-Honoring UK Coins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jrr-tolkien.md) - [Indigenous Representation Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/change-the-bill.md) - [History-Honoring Vibrant Coins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/history-of-making-change.md) - [Wizard-Inspired Coin Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-royal-mint.md) - [Memorial Monarch Coins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/black-toonie.md) - [Collectible Sci-Fi Coins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/star-wars-coins.md) - [Three-Sided Coins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/three-sided-coin.md)