Dead Currencies: Money That Became Worthless

The Confederate dollar died with the South in 1865. The German mark was killed by hyperinflation in 1923.

The Soviet ruble vanished in 1991. The Italian lira, French franc, and German deutsche mark were absorbed into the euro in 2002.

The Zimbabwean dollar reached 100 trillion dollar notes before being abandoned in 2009. Every dead currency tells a story of empire, war, or economic catastrophe..