Angus Bucks, Angus Bills or AC/DC Dollars are fake,

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s featuring

Angus Young Angus McKinnon Young (born 31 March 1955) is an Australian musician, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter, and only remaining original member of the hard rock band AC/DC. He is known for his energetic performances, schoolbo ...

, the lead guitarist from the Australian rock 'n' roll band AC/DC. Thousands were dropped on the audience as a theatrical gimmick at the end of the song "

Moneytalks "Moneytalks" is a song written by Malcolm and Angus Young and produced by Bruce Fairbairn for the hard rock band AC/DC. Originally released on 21 September 1990 on the album '' The Razors Edge'', it was later released as a single in December l ...

" during the band's tour to promote their 1990 album '' The Razors Edge''.

Design

Angus Young takes the place of

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on the front. On the back in place of the Great Seal and the bald eagle, are the cannon from the band's 1981 album ''

For Those About to Rock We Salute You ''For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)'' (referred to as ''For Those About to Rock'' on its cover) is the eighth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was released on 20 November 1981 for the United States, 27 November 1981 ...

'' and a large iron bell representing the song " Hells Bells" from their 1980 album ''

Back In Black ''Back in Black'' is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band AC/DC. It was released on 25 July 1980 by Albert Productions and Atlantic Records. It is the band's first album to feature lead singer Brian Johnson, following the death ...

''.

Additional appearances

They were featured in the music video for "Moneytalks" which can be found on their

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, '' Family Jewels''. Additionally, AC/DC concert DVDs subsequent to the release of ''The Razors Edge'', which include "Moneytalks" in the set list, also feature their appearance, for example, '' Live at Donington''.

Collectable

In 1992, copies of AC/DC's '' Live'' double album included both a poster and an Angus Buck. They are now collector's items and can be found online from private sellers like

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A different type of Angus Buck was released in AC/DC Backtracks Boxset. It was a replica of an Australian $100 Note, on both sides featuring

holding two cannonballs with their fuses lit.

Use as actual currency

Coinciding with the Razors Edge tour, the

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disintegrated. As a token of thanks for his youthful followers,

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arranged for AC/DC to add

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to the tour. The venue had to be relocated numerous times due to high demand, eventually settling on an

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. Due to the volatile political and economic climate, the Soviet rouble was suffering from severe inflation. For an extremely short period of time, Angus Bucks dropped on the crowd had more value than the rouble itself and were actually used for regular

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transactions.

References

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