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[soxinthebox]

Australian banknotes 4 lyfe

1. Polymer
2. Bitchin' colours
3. Higher face value = longer length

Having a hard time reconciling the differences in length in my head. Somehow in all this time I hadn't realised aside from maybe the smaller $5

 

[GungHo]

And on top of that, the Canadian Mint infused each one with a slight maple smell (though it leans more toward caramel). Seriously, next time you run across one smell it!

Paper/cloth bills are one of the nastiest things on the planet. Are the plastic bills more resistant to the creepy-crawlies? Otherwise, no thanks... not sticking that up to my face.

 

[Meier]

I like it. The quill and ink is a nice touch.

I switched to a very small card holder with a money clip on the back so I fold my cash (which is rarely) into thirds. I'm assuming the plastic bills would not allow for this, so paper works for me.

 

[AbortedWalrusFetus]

I think I need to see it in person to make a judgement call. Still, as long as my man Ben is on the bill I am probably going to be a fan.

 

[Gustav]

God damn, USA. Fix your money. I'm not sure how many twenties I've given away, thinking it was 1 Dollar bills.

 

[x-Lundz-x]

I like it, can't wait to get a few in my wallet.

 

[Green Wiggly]

Yes....yeeeeees. One step closer to our future.

Lol, first thing I thought of.

 

[dakkumauji]

Hong Kong has the coolest money:

Yay, Hong Kong money!

I will say I was taken back when I first saw them, but grown to really like their crazy colors.

 

[Here_Try_This]

Franklin doesn't approve.

 

[Nander]

The new bills we are getting in Sweden in 2015 are pretty bad.

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I kinda like the new bills, or at least they are an improvement over the old ones. But if this suggestion had won we would have had the best bills in the world!

 

[Zeppelin]

The new bills we are getting in Sweden in 2015 are pretty bad.

I'm totally okay with Bergman, and I'm also totally cool with Lindgren replacing Selma Lagerlöf, but Greta Garbo? Evert Taube? Birgit Nilsson.

So let's repeat this: We're replacing Gustav Vasa with Dag Hammarskjöld, which is totally ok with me, but at the same time we are also adding Evert Taube and not Alfred Nobel.

It's like if you replaced Washington with Al Gore and then added Bruce Springsteen and Kurt Cobain.

Gotta ensure that 50/50 split between men and women somehow!

 

[jts]

Euros, do u even know we're getting a new 5 euro note next month? Forget month, next WEEK.

I'm saying because a quick skim through the thread didn't return any recognizable jpeg of said note.

Some amazing new features such as NFC. Pay online with real money, bill gets deactivated. I joke.

Stay safe homies.

 

[wetflame]

Still have no idea why they decided to have pictures of bridges all over the Euros. Possibly the most boring thing you can put on a banknote.

 

[FyreWulff]

Still have no idea why they decided to have pictures of bridges all over the Euros. Possibly the most boring thing you can put on a banknote.

A currency that acts as a bridge between multiple countries

 

[Phonomezer]

Hong Kong has the coolest money:

That looks like a seizure.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Winner?

 

[Bjoern the Smexy]

I really like Canada's new $100 bills. They are plastic, have see-through portions, have Braille on them for the blind, and contain a scientific researcher on the back (with former Prime Minister Borden (Ron Swanson)) on the front:

And on top of that, the Canadian Mint infused each one with a slight maple smell (though it leans more toward caramel). Seriously, next time you run across one smell it!

Where did Canada get that future money from?!

Seriously, most awesome money bill on earth right now.

Euros, do u even know we're getting a new 5 euro note next month? Forget month, next WEEK.

I'm saying because a quick skim through the thread didn't return any recognizable jpeg of said note.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/EUR_5_obverse_%282013_issue%29.png[IMG]

[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/EUR_5_reverse_%282013_issue%29.png[IMG]

Some amazing new features such as NFC. Pay online with real money, bill gets deactivated. I joke.

Stay safe homies.[/QUOTE]

Okay, I didn't know that.
What about the other notes?

 

[travisbickle]

I really like Canada's new $100 bills. They are plastic, have see-through portions, have Braille on them for the blind, and contain a scientific researcher on the back (with former Prime Minister Borden (Ron Swanson)) on the front:

And on top of that, the Canadian Mint infused each one with a slight maple smell (though it leans more toward caramel). Seriously, next time you run across one smell it!

Font choice for "Canada" is shit! It looks like a wonky Avant Garde?

 

[Liamario]

Can't believe it stills says, 'In god we trust'. That was their opportunity to remove it. Obviously, secularism is but a word in the US now.

 

[Incognito]

Wow, the Canadian bank notes look great. New Zealand, on the other hand, is skirting dangerously close to clown currency.

 

[Timbuktu]

Churchill will be on a new £5 note this year.

Hope the concept isn't final.

 

[Bjoern the Smexy]

Font choice for "Canada" is shit! It looks like a wonky Avant Garde?

Looks like Century Gothic Bold.

 

[jts]

Okay, I didn't know that.
What about the other notes?

They will all get transitioned to the new style/features gradually over the next years, in ascending order. Designs not shown yet.

 

[Bombadil]

Can't believe it stills says, 'In god we trust'. That was their opportunity to remove it. Obviously, secularism is but a word in the US now.

Do you have a problem with them having Benjamin Franklin on the bill?

 

[Sober]

Where did Canada get that future money from?!

Seriously, most awesome money bill on earth right now.

Canada is LTTP on polymer bills, I think places like Australia and Hong Kong have had them since the 90s. Though I don't think anyone has the transparent window which is pretty cool nonetheless.

 

[Angry Fork]

Is counterfeiting really that big of a problem? How do people even do it. It feels like they re-design bills every few years now.

 

[TxdoHawk]

Is counterfeiting really that big of a problem? How do people even do it. It feels like they re-design bills every few years now.

The most popular scam lately (to my understanding) is to soak the ink out of low denomination US bills and reprint them as $100s. This can be detected several ways, but anyone who doesn't specifically check can easily be fooled, and since it's real US money they are printing on they look and feel fine at first glance.

As far as redesigns happening more frequently...technology like high-quality printing is now much cheaper and easier to access for individuals who want to go down this route.

 

[dejay]

Canada is LTTP on polymer bills, I think places like Australia and Hong Kong have had them since the 90s. Though I don't think anyone has the transparent window which is pretty cool nonetheless.

Transparent windows have been a part of the Australian plastic money design since inception.

 

[wetflame]

The local currency in my town has David Bowie on it, so we clearly win best banknote.

 

[Blood Diamonds]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jhbQfbuoFU

"That's were my money goes when I fill up on gas!"

Holy shit I love Youtube comments.

 

[LittleBoots]

Has this been posted yet?

 

[Blastoise]

Canada's new $5 note.

Designed by MS Paint.

 

[mf.luder]

Fucking righteous bills Canada, love the colour.

 

[DrSlek]

I'll take Boardwalk and Park place!

How dare you mock our beloved plastic bills! Feel the harsh stare of Sir John Monash, and repent!

 

[AlphaTwo00]

Canada's new $5 note.



Designed by MS Paint.

You're the only one out of everyone here who saw it this morning that's giving it a thumbs down.

Granted, it's nowhere as "classic" as the hockey playing version, but I don't think it's that bad. (Also, not sure what were you expecting when it's basically the Canadarm in space.

 

[DanteFox]

How dare you mock our beloved plastic bills! Feel the harsh stare of Sir John Monash, and repent!

 

[ShadyLurker]

I can't believe we made our fucking money smell like syrup. We are the biggest joke country in the world and everyone seems to love it. I hate syrup, denim, poutine and being cold.

 

[jstripes]

Font choice for "Canada" is shit! It looks like a wonky Avant Garde?

As someone else said, Century Gothic. Also, looks like some asshole stretched it horizontally a bit.

That said, it should have been all-caps.

 

[YouEnjoyMySelf]

Looks good, but the Canadian $100 note looks better IMO.

 

[Kozak]

I would be embarrassed have a stripper twerk for those

Funnily enough, when I went to a strip club in Kings Cross they make you trade your notes for plastic paper with certain values on them that belong to the strip club.

Could have just been this specific strip club.

 

[Blastoise]

You're the only one out of everyone here who saw it this morning that's giving it a thumbs down.

Granted, it's nowhere as "classic" as the hockey playing version, but I don't think it's that bad. (Also, not sure what were you expecting when it's basically the Canadarm in space.

Im just comparing it to the rest of your money.

Funnily enough, when I went to a strip club in Kings Cross they make you trade your notes for plastic paper with certain values on them that belong to the strip club.

Could have just been this specific strip club.

Thats pretty common.

 

[ShadyLurker]

Funnily enough, when I went to a strip club in Kings Cross they make you trade your notes for plastic paper with certain values on them that belong to the strip club.

Could have just been this specific strip club.

In Canada the high class strippers have asses that smell of syrup.

 

[strata8]

How dare you mock our beloved plastic bills! Feel the harsh stare of Sir John Monash, and repent!

Holy shit, I never noticed that the image in the window was a lyrebird.

The RBA were planning to introduce 'new generation' notes. Thankfully they canned them (I think), since they looked pretty terrible IMO:

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