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| Issuer | AAC (American Art Classics) |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 1000000 FEDERAL NOTE 1000000 EAP01081935 USA THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GRACELAND, TN THIS NOTE SERVES TO COMMEMORATE THE KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL LEGENDS SERIES 1000000 EAP08161977 ELVIS AARON PRESLEY "I learned how important it is to entertain people and give them a reason to come and watch you play". 1000000 1000000 PRESLEY DOLLARS Copyright (C) AAC - 2009 |
| Reverse description | Three monochrome photographic vignettes of Elvis Presley at different stages of his career are set against an elaborate green guilloche border. A central oval portrait is flanked by full-length performance images. The legend IN ELVIS WE TRUST runs along the top margin, with ONE MILLION DOLLARS at the base. |
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American Art Classics occupied a niche that sits somewhere between novelty item and collector curiosity — producing oversized, non-negotiable fantasy notes marketed primarily as gifts and memorabilia. This piece has no legal tender status in any jurisdiction and was never intended to function as currency. AAC issued similar million-dollar pieces featuring various cultural icons throughout the 2000s, Elvis being among the most commercially reliable subjects.
Notaphilically, it belongs in a collection only as a specimen of ephemera or popular Americana, not as a banknote proper.