A man born in post-revolution Iran has collected coins and notes from each country he has lived in since escaping the early days of the republic.<br /><br />Footage from July 28 shows the collection that includes currency from Iran, Turkey, Canda, Malaysia and Thailand amongst others.<br /><br />The filmer wrote: "I used to collect every bill from the countries I lived in. <br /><br />"Some of these bills no longer exist or the value is less than a penny, but reminds me of my childhood when they were still in use. <br /><br />"I was born in Iran in the 80s just after the Revolution. We escaped to Turkey before coming to the USA for a short stay and immigrating to Canada. <br /><br />"After college, I decided to move to Thailand for a year and had some family in Malaysia.<br /><br />"The rest of the places were places my wife and I visited together for vacation over the years.<br /><br />"You know living as an Iranian with a passport that doesn't allow any travelling and no country will accept you gave me this yearning to travel. <br /><br />"Today as a Canadian the world is open to us but so many people I know don't have the time to travel since everything here is purchased with a loan or some sort of payment plan where if you miss a payment everything you have is taken.<br /><br />"It's good to have places to escape for a bit and see the world and who knows maybe discover some amazing things along the way.<br /><br />"I remember Turkey when we were there as refugees from Iran and I also remember Turkey again with my wife a few years ago. <br /><br />"It's very different the feeling of the unknown and the lack of money as a refugee in comparison to a tourist from a first-world nation travelling comfortably with endless money and no worries of customs or immigration."
