This is a really interesting point, and I could see the parallel with currencies such as Confederate or Deseret money, or pre-Euro/pre-WWII currencies, but even

This is a really interesting point, and I could see the parallel with currencies such as Confederate or Deseret money, or pre-Euro/pre-WWII currencies, but even those have insane values now that they are defunct. Look at the price of this old Utah territory money that existed as long as their own language (not very long) http://www.rustcoin.com/Deseret-Currency/ http://www.rustcoin.com/Deseret-Currency/