--- ---  # This Anniversary Edition of Monopoly Will Include Real Cash by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Feb 3, 2015 1:24 PM UTC  500 euro banknotes are seen on a Monopoly board game as employees prepare envelopes with cash for the game's 80th anniversary in Saint-Avold, eastern France, on Jan. 13, 2015. 500 euro banknotes are seen on a Monopoly board game as employees prepare envelopes with cash for the game's 80th anniversary in Saint-Avold, eastern France, on Jan. 13, 2015.Patrick Hertzog—AFP/Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Feb 3, 2015 1:24 PM UTC A lucky few French Monopoly owners will get the surprise every fan of the classic board game has wished for: a chance to play with real money. In celebration of the game’s 80th anniversary in France, 80 sets of the French anniversary edition will secretly include some real money, [_AFP_](http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/feb/03/monopoly-maker-secretly-includes-real-money-in-special-edition-of-game) reports. Hasbro France wanted to do something “unique” for the 80th anniversary, their brand manager told [_AFP_](http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/feb/03/monopoly-maker-secretly-includes-real-money-in-special-edition-of-game). “When we asked our French customers, they told us they wanted to find real money in their Monopoly boxes,” said Florence Gaillard. A handful of 10 and 20-euro notes will be included in 69 anniversary sets and 10 sets will include five 20-euro notes, two 50-euros, and one 100-euro note. One lucky owner will get a game with no fake money at all, and instead a total of 20,580 euros or $23,268. The only potential downside: the already cut-throat competition that Monopoly creates can only get more intense with the introduction of real money. \[[_AFP_](http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/feb/03/monopoly-maker-secretly-includes-real-money-in-special-edition-of-game)\] Monopoly Games to Be Sold with Real Money in France for Anniversary ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3693513/monopoly-france-euros-hasbro/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3693513/monopoly-france-euros-hasbro/"},"headline":"This Anniversary Edition of Monopoly Will Include Real Cash","datePublished":"2015-02-03T13:24:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:16:28.475Z","description":"80 sets of the French anniversary edition will include actual euros","url":"https://time.com/3693513/monopoly-france-euros-hasbro/","keywords":["Newsfeed","France","World"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf328963489997b2/69877d5655a859fe37a859a8/monopoly-money-france-euros.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf328963489997b2/69877d5655a859fe37a859a8/monopoly-money-france-euros.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Monopoly France Money Euros","caption":"Monopoly France Money Euros","creditText":"Patrick Hertzog—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3693513/monopoly-france-euros-hasbro/","name":"This Anniversary Edition of Monopoly Will Include Real Cash"}}]}] ```