[ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote

[tothemoonsands]

The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote

An artifact of the fiat banking system in the era of Bitcoin.

A backpack full of 100 billion dollar bills? A dream for each of us - you might think ...
Just some years ago, this was the reality for young and old, for poor and rich in Zimbabwe. But instead of finding themselves in a paradise à la "Wealth for All", the Zimbabweans felt the hellish reality of an outdated currency system. The Zimbabwean dollar had a brutal hyperinflation and made the massive money in the pockets of the people nearly worthless. But the sufferers were the normal people of Zimbabwe, who had to drag their buckets full of savings to the marketplace.  Such scenarios can still be a reality anywhere in the world.  On the occasion of this 9th anniversary of Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation, the crypto-artist collective Friends of Satoshi commemorates this sad day of the legacy fiat system and, at the same time, celebrates its revolution.

About the Work
At the heart of this project is a collaboration between 5 well-known Crypto Artists from around the world, including:

• Zoran Kutuzović a.k.a. Start the Art (Croatia)
• Satoshi Gallery (U.K)
• Crypto Imperator (Spain)
• Cryptoheadd (Formerly Qrypto) (India)
• The Bitcoin Penny Co. (USA)

The product of this collaboration is a reflection on the Bitcoin scaling debate that in many ways has divided the community. Governance continues to be a challenge that all decentralized OSS projects face. As a symbol of one of Bitcoin’s greatest strengths: diversity of opinion, each unique contribution combines to form a single, unified work of art.


Front (Scanned):


Back (Sample):



Specifications

• The series consists of 10 notes that have been hand-painted or drawn.
• Only 4 notes will be publicly released.
• Each note contains 2009 Bits (0.002009 BTC), representing the year of Zimbabwe's hyperinflation and the creation of Bitcoin. Funded on "Bitcoin Pizza Day" 2017.
• Each note includes a custom Qrypto Certificate Of Authenticity.
• Signed by Artists.
• Assembled into protective acrylic slab.

What is Friends of Satoshi?Friends of Satoshi is a collective of content creators dedicated to sharing art, music, and culture. We empower creators of all sizes by helping to monetize their creations. We aim to be a decentralized marketing solution for Open Source software and projects. We accept Proof-of-Content submissions from all around the globe, and are supported by the community through donations and memberships. We compete with the centralized propaganda. See our work at: https://www.friendsofsatoshi.com/

Auction 1: Zombie Edition (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1999825.0)

Auction 2: Coming Soon

Have Questions? Comment Below!

[wheelz1200]

Pretty neat idea.  Does each note have work on it from each of the listed artists?  Or do they each have their own "version"?  Thanks and will look out for the auctions.

[tothemoonsands]

Pretty neat idea.  Does each note have work on it from each of the listed artists?  Or do they each have their own "version"?  Thanks and will look out for the auctions.

Yes each note contains work from each of the listed artists! The front side is nearly identical across the series (allowing for very subtle differences due to the hand-created nature), while each back side has a completely unique Bitcoin Penny Co. drawing, in addition to the sealed hologram. Thanks for your questions!

[wheelz1200]

Ok cool.  Can you explain who did what.  Looks like bitcoin penny did the backs, CI with the hologram i guess and the crypto card i get.  What did state of the art and satoshi galleries contribute to the notes?  Thanks 

[tothemoonsands]

Ok cool.  Can you explain who did what.  Looks like bitcoin penny did the backs, CI with the hologram i guess and the crypto card i get.  What did state of the art and satoshi galleries contribute to the notes?  Thanks  

Oh yes absolutely! Start the Art contributed the front and center "Bitcoin Target" and Satoshi Gallery painted the painter! Qrypto contributed his hologram and the COAs. As you said, but to reiterate: CI contributed a hologram (the one that is funded) and Bitcoin Penny capped it off with his drawing and final assembly. The Friends of Satoshi stamp brings it all together

[chronicsky]

I got no words to say 


the main question remains

HOW DO I BUY THEM?

My money is ready sir

[FFrankie]

Where did the other six notes go?

I can assume you kept one, chris kept one, CI kept one but you know what happens when you assume

[tothemoonsands]

I got no words to say 


the main question remains

HOW DO I BUY THEM?

My money is ready sir

  Auction will be here very soon, by early next week!

Where did the other six notes go?

I can assume you kept one, chris kept one, CI kept one but you know what happens when you assume

Great question! You are correct! The notes are separated into two categories: public sale and artist reserve. Each of the 6 participating artists (including myself) will receive an artist reserve note. The remaining 4 are available for the public auction next week. What distinguishes the two are the color of the Qrypto hologram on the front side. 'Gold' for the 4 public notes and 'Silver' for the Artist notes.

[chronicsky]

I got no words to say  


the main question remains

HOW DO I BUY THEM?

My money is ready sir

Maybe this is more fitting  

hahah i need to save this

I got no words to say 


the main question remains

HOW DO I BUY THEM?

My money is ready sir

  Auction will be here very soon, by early next week!

Tick tock tick tock..

[BitcoinPenny]

Woohoo! Glad to see this project finally launch, Moonie! It's been a long few months. Congratulations to the team members!

As for my own contribution, I doodled over the Cape Water Buffalo on the reverse side. And each of the ten (10) FOS ZimNotes has a unique doodle. In the OP's sample photo, clockwise from the top left, you'll see my doodles from the FOS ZimNotes: Gentleman Edition, Zombie Edition, To The Moon Edition, and Holiday Edition.




This was a fun project! Thanks for allowing me to be a part of it, Moonie.

Regards,
Chris

[AT101ET]

This looks awesome. It's a shame that there are only 4 pieces being made available for sale. I'd love to get my hands on one but something tells me the auction will go for a bit more than I'm willing to spend. Either way, a really nice collaboration.

[vizique]

These are outstanding!!

It's a bit of a shame there's only 4 for release though

Looking forward to the auction... I suspect it will be competitive

Viz

[batesresearch]

Amazing work! Looking forward to the auction!

[ezeminer]

This is going to be one crazy auction..

[hephaist0s]

These look great! And I wish there were more! Gah.

[dazedfool]

Did these pieces start as actual 100T Zimbabwe notes? Or just inspired by them?

Dibs on the Moon Buffalo! 

[tothemoonsands]

Did these pieces start as actual 100T Zimbabwe notes? Or just inspired by them?

Dibs on the Moon Buffalo! 

Yes these are made from real Zimbabwe 100T notes!

[PuraPuraBego]

My money's ready sir

[chronicsky]

My money's ready sir

damn lol
That's no more then 100$

I will take that if someone got it

[cryptoheadd]

Awesome!
Can't wait for the auction.

Thank you for including me, @tothemoonsands.
Glad to be a part of this project.

Regards