Money bouquets for Valentines Day
These photos from AFP News Agency show the Valentines Day money bouquet trend where instead of or alongside flowers, bills are folded and stacked to appear as bouquets made of money.
The trend has become popular in recent years, fir birthdays and other celebrations including Valentines Day.
However, an AFP photo feature indicates Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda have issued coordinated warnings against the growing trend of “money bouquets”, saying folding, gluing or pinning banknotes for decorative gifts damages currency and violates national laws on defacement, as central banks move to protect note integrity and reduce the cost of replacing mutilated cash ahead of the Valentine’s Day spike in such displays.
Hannah James, 22, a supervisor at the Surprise World NG gift shop, poses for a photograph with a money bouquet at the Surprise World NG office in Ikeja in Lagos, on February 10, 2026. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)
A Surprise World NG employee makes a money bouquet with 500 Naira notes at the Surprise World NG office in Ikeja in Lagos, on February 10, 2026. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)
A general view of a money bouquet at the Surprise World NG office in Ikeja in Lagos, on February 10, 2026. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)
A general view of a money bouquet at the Surprise World NG office in Ikeja in Lagos, on February 10, 2026. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)
A money bouquet stands on display at a stall inside a commercial building ahead of Valentines Day in Kampala on February 7, 2026. Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda have issued coordinated warnings against the growing trend of “money bouquets”, saying folding, gluing or pinning banknotes for decorative gifts damages currency and violates national laws on defacement, as central banks move to protect note integrity and reduce the cost of replacing mutilated cash ahead of the Valentines Day spike in such displays. (Photo by Badru Katumba / AFP)
