ENTERPRISING landlord Phil Harris is banking on his customers, who are donating unwanted foreign currency notes with which he is decorating his pub.
So far, father-of-two Phil, who runs the Bricklayers Arms in Altrincham's George Street, has more than 100 different notes festooned behind the bar.
They include American dollars and other notes from around the world including Kenya, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Israel, Bolivia, Tanzania, Poland, Greece and Barbados.
Another is for 250 Iraqi dinas with a portrait of the fallen despot Saddam Hussein on it.
"But," said patriotic Phil, "as a mark of respect for Our Boys, right above it is a British Army note in the princely sum of 5p."
He added: "This all started as a joke when one of my regulars tried to pay me for a round of drinks with a 10 dollar American note.
"He told me to keep the change and then paid me with our own currency and told me to keep the dollar bill.
"Since then, scores of my customers have presented me with unwanted foreign currency notes. In a manner of speaking, they really have put their money where their mouths are!"
So will Phil, who is 46, end up a millionaire?
"Well, on paper," he said, "I already am as I have a a Turkish one milliion lira note."
Then with a grin on his face, he quipped: "Unfortunaely, its present value is just under three quid. But who knows? One day it may be worth a fortune...."
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