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Play Money - John Diefenbaker
| Issuer | Bank of Kuch / Banque du Kuch |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Reverse description | Green letterpress reverse mirroring the obverse layout, with the denomination 92½¢ repeated in all four corners within a radiating guilloche frame. A central cartouche carries the bilingual fictitious bank name, with facsimile signatures and PLAY MONEY inscription below. |
| Reverse lettering | CANADA NINETY TWO AND A HALF 92½¢ NINETY TWO AND A HALF BANK OF KUCH - BANQUE DU KUCH PLAY MONEY Fleming ~ Diefenbaker |
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Canadian political novelty issue bearing the name of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, who led the country from 1957 to 1963. The bilingual "Bank of Kuch / Banque du Kuch" designation parodies Canada's official dual-language banking institutions — "Kuch" being a phonetic nod to the colloquial "not worth much." These items circulated as gag gifts or promotional novelties and were never intended as currency substitutes in any meaningful sense.
Collectible primarily as political ephemera rather than banknote material proper.