Bolívar Strong

As of today, the currency in Venezuela has changed. Well, it hasn't changed too much. The Bolívar, named after Venezuelan founding father Simon Bolívar, had to be simplified: One American Dollar used to be worth 2150 Bolivars (officially. Black market price is 4000 bolivars or more), but now the currency has been divided by a thousand and it has become the Bolivar Fuerte (Strong). So, now one American Dollar is worth 2.15 Strong Bolivars.

The slogan for this new kind of currency is "A Strong Economy, A Strong Bolivar, A Strong Country", but consider that everyone is going to be paid the exact same amount, everything is still going to cost exactly as inflated as it is, and everyone is going to be confused.

One interesting thing about the Bolivar Fuerte, though: The front side of the bills are VERTICAL: