| caffeinade said:
All polymer, all colourful. Also, you can wash this with water, without it being destroyed. |
Yup. We invented it, we made it gud.
It's also got features so that the blind can even use it. It's also resulted in our currency being one of the most secure on the planet.
| Lawlight said: This. Look at this - so beautiful. These are the old notes though. The new ones look a bit paler. |
I don't find the new ones to look paler. This is the new $5 note:
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$10:
| Platina said: I like the Canadian ones I think $1 coins make more sense than $1 bills, but that's just my opinion |
Australia got rid of it's $1 and $2 bills because the coins had longer service life and was thus more cost-effective to circulate... It served it's purpose though for allowing a smooth transition from shillings and pounds to the dollary doo.
But then we ran into a problem... People had to much bulky coins in their wallets/purses... And 1 and 2 cent coins were starting to cost more to manufacture than they were worth, so we abolished them.
Now the same discussion is being had about the 5 cent coin, the value of a 5 cent coin has dropped to a level where the materials it's made from will soon be worth more than the coin is worth.
| Johnw1104 said: Not sure what it is exactly, but most other paper currency just feels like printer paper, whereas the US dollars almost have a cloth feeling to them. |
Well. Australia's old "paper" money was actually made from a Cotton Fibre. I just assume the USA employed the same.
Still. Plastic is superior, no way about it. I've been through the transition, hopefully the USA catches up one day. (But if it's anything like anything else in that country such as health care, I await with baited breath. Haha.)
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