These coin illustrations featured on the Tales You Lose Tumblr blog cleverly showcases various pieces of change from around the world covered in tiny drawings of famous pop culture characters.
As money moves through various hands it can often be quite surprising to see how the various pieces of change age and change with time. The Tales You Lose blog collects images of various sized coins that have been altered to feature hand painted illustrations of characters from popular television shows and movies. The artist transforms the embossed faces of Presidents and political individuals featured on the coin into popular pop culture personalities. The coins feature images of Hulk Hogan, Bjork, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Super Girl and Sailor Moon.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Pop Culture Coins
- Using popular culture characters to alter the design of coins, making them unique.
- Illustrative Currency
- Adding illustrations to currency to increase its value as a collectible item.
- Numismatic Art
- Transforming ordinary currency into artistic creations through illustration.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Banking and Financial Institutions
- Opportunity to offer custom-designed currency to customers as a value-added service.
- Art and Collectibles
- Opportunity to integrate currency into the world of art as a new form of creative expression.
- Entertainment and Media
- Opportunity to collaborate with artists who have created pop culture coins to further promote and monetize their work.
