1 / 5   Venezuela's currency has lost so much value that people simply throw away their small bills. Wilmer Rojas, a 25-year-old street vendor, scoops them up off the street, and using an origami-like folding technique and needle and thread, makes handicraft for sale. /Chinanews Photo

2 / 5   Rojas used 800 bills to make a purse and 50,000 bolivars to create a queen’s crown. /Chinanews Photo

3 / 5   The huge amount of money put into the paper tiara could, however, only buy a pack of cigarettes. /AFP Photo

4 / 5   Rojas learned his craft from another makeshift artist and chose bolivars as the rough material for a good reason – the currency notes are all in the same size and he doesn’t need to waste time cutting them. /Chinanews Photo

5 / 5   Prices in Venezuela, which is believed to have the world’s highest inflation, rose 4,068 percent in the 12 months ending January. /Chinanews Photo