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Mr. Monopoly

Mr. Monopoly

Mr. Monopoly is the fictional mascot of the board gameMonopoly. He is depicted as an old man with a moustache who wears a morning suit with a bowtie and top hat. In some game material he is known as "Rich Uncle" Pennybags or Milburn Pennybags. He also appears in the related games Rich Uncle, Advance to Boardwalk, Free Parking, Don't Go to Jail, Monopoly City, Monopoly Junior, Monopoly Deal, and Monopoly Go!.

The character first appeared on Chance and Community Chest cards in U.S. editions of Monopoly in 1936. The identity of the character's designer, artist Daniel Fox, had been publicly forgotten until 2013, when a former Parker Brothers executive, Philip Orbanes, was contacted by one of Fox's grandchildren.