{"id":135,"date":"2011-09-26T14:40:44","date_gmt":"2011-09-26T14:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/?p=135"},"modified":"2011-09-28T16:03:17","modified_gmt":"2011-09-28T16:03:17","slug":"qr-code-made-of-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/qr-code-made-of-money\/","title":{"rendered":"QR Code made of money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been inspired by the QR codes made of cookies, paint tins etc. and decided to make a QR code from money.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/qr_money_best.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/qr_money_best-1009x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"qr_money_best\" width=\"584\" height=\"592\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/qr_money_best-1009x1024.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/qr_money_best-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/qr_money_best.jpg 1969w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It scans pretty well with the QR code reader on my iPhone, which is called imaginatively enough &#8220;Scan&#8221; by QR Code City.<\/p>\n<p>I generated the QR code using an online service <a href=\"http:\/\/qrcode.kaywa.com\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/qr_money_template.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/qr_money_template-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"qr_money_template\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/qr_money_template-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/qr_money_template-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/qr_money_template-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/qr_money_template.png 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I then annotated that image to make it easier to lookup different pixel values. Once that was one I started laying the coins out of a sheet of paper. I have to say if I were to do this again I&#8217;d get a A1 printer and print a template with markers just smaller than the coins. It would make life a lot easier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogress1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogress1-1024x928.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"inprogress1\" width=\"630\" height=\"570\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogress1-1024x928.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogress1-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogress1-330x300.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogess2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogess2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"inprogess2\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogess2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogess2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogess2-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogess5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogess5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"inprogess5\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogess5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogess5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogess5-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogress4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogress4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"inprogress4\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogress4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogress4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/41j.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/inprogress4-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My my reckoning the image is worth 3 pounds 13 pence. Next up a QR code made of chickens&#8230; or air&#8230; or ennui&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been inspired by the QR codes made of cookies, paint tins etc. and decided to make a QR code from money. It scans pretty well with the QR code reader on my iPhone, which is called imaginatively enough &#8220;Scan&#8221; by QR Code City. I generated the QR code using an online service here. 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