![Nicola "Boss" Fratangelo with some of Castellino's special "ducat" bills.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/Q6UQJQCCPBF4VKL3UJY4X5QSLU.jpg?auth=b8aeb642f85193d1fc551ea0894a931cc11b22a439de660965ad06908a77e631&width=414&height=233&smart=true)
The quirky Italian village where banknotes feature Maradona’s face
In Castellino del Biferno, the mayor introduced a special currency that can be used as legal tender in addition to the euro
In Castellino del Biferno, the mayor introduced a special currency that can be used as legal tender in addition to the euro
Together, they unleashed a wave of extremism and madness. Then, on the night of August 10, 1993, Norwegian neo-Nazi Varg Vikernes stabbed Euronymous, his cohort and guitar player in the band Mayhem, 23 times
A package of photographs — purchased via online auction by a hobby photographer in Southern Italy — has resulted in a fascinating exhibition. There’s been a lot of curiosity about the identity of the people in the pictures