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    #26
    It's an honour just to be denominated ...

    People used to fold these in quarters

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      #27
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      Ginger Yellow wrote: I love that US dollar design. Who did it?
      Info here:
      http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/28/7082169/us-currency-redesign

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        #28
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        linus wrote: Some interesting new bills:

        Psychedelic gaucho, the other side has the Malvinas on:

        That one would have been very controversial if anyone in the UK gave a shit about Argentine money (and I suspect did cause some controversy on the Falklands, not that anyone here or back home will have noticed). The gaucho depicted is this bloke, who the previous administration (the ones who brought that new note in) were trying to hold up as a hero of Argentina's long and noble struggle to regain what's rightfully theirs, when in fact what he did was sneak out of a ranch he was working on and lead a gang which murdered five people (all his own co-workers, not, as is often assumed here, British colonisers).

        The murders, and the lack of any court having jurisdiction over the crimes, were what ultimately led to the British decision to form a permanent settlement on the islands, so in some ways it's because of Rivero's crime that the current situation exists. Some brave and noble uprising that was...

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          #29
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          caja-dglh wrote: And in fact, is the UK 50 going to be nearly square? One of the (few) better things about US currency is that it doesn't necessitate a wallet the size of a small ring binder.
          In fairness, British wallet sizes are hardly dictated by the dimensions of the £50 note, are they? In 26 years living there I think I must have seen two £50 notes.

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            #30
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            One of the many things that took some getting used to in Italy was that it wasn't at all unusual for people buying groceries to use Euro 500 notes.

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              #31
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              The Cook Island $3 bill dispells the modern myth that jumping the shark is uncool. The backside is pretty nice as well:



              Costa Rica's 2,000 Colones bill has a similar aquatic theme:



              Their 50k bill looks like it was done by the Central Bank of Avatar:



              In terms of tropical island-nations, the Caymans also have a nice sealife theme going:











              More basic back-of-the-envelope modern attempts at US currency:





              This zero Rupee Indian bill has a very interesting political context, it was created by a grassroots anti-corruption group in an effort to challenge the local bribe culture; the bills are to be given to officials in situations where they would normally expect a bribe. The monetary pledge on the back is "I promise to neither accept not give bribe"

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                #32
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                Yeah, it's weird when people have £50 notes in the UK, which makes me feel very self-concious when buying things for less than €10 with a €50 note.

                I do love the look of notes with portrait orientation though I've never used one.

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                  #33
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                  The most widely used examples are Swiss

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                    #34
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                    I've just realised that. I'm an idiot, I've never had them in my hands for long though as my stops in Switzerland have been very short.

                    Also, I'm more fascinated by their coins. They all look alike (apart from size) and have fractions on.

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                      #35
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                      I visit Switzerland at least once a year and always have to relearn the coins (other than the 5 Franc, which is singularly large and heavy).

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                        #36
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                        Some bits of Argentina's upcoming AR$200 and AR$500 notes are going to be in portrait. Although confusingly, not the whole note. Because Argentina. And the official images that have been released of them put them in landscape. It's all very half-arsed.

                        (Images on the link.)

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                          #37
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                          BTW, I think that the Swiss portraits are an excellent example of a diverse range of (admittedly artistic) subjects

                          10: Le Corbusier (architect)
                          20: Arthur Honegger (composer)
                          50: Sophie Taeuber-Arp (artist)
                          100: Alberto Giacometti (sculptor)
                          200: Charles Ferdinand Ramuz (author)
                          1000: Jacob Burckhardt (historian)

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                            #38
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                            Nice range of languages too, shame they couldn't find a famous Romansh-speaker. I never knew Le Corbusier was Swiss until now, by the way.

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                              #39
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                              Exactly.

                              Corbu is from La Chaux-de-Fonds, which is a genuinely interesting place to visit (among other things, it was a centre for Esperanto and Swiss socialism).

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                                #40
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                                Oh, that's reminded me to finally buy the Phaidon edition of Burckhardt.

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                                  #41
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                                  Woo! JMW Turner and The Fighting Temeraire on the £20.

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                                    #42
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                                    Love the idea, not thrilled with the execution.

                                    Hope the real thing is somewhat less lurid.

                                    I assume that it HAS to be lilac?

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                                      #43
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                                      It's just a concept. We still haven't seen the design for the fiver and it's entering circulation in September.

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                                        #44
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                                        On the lilac - I can't find anything to say it has to be lilac, but the scheme has been consistent for quite some time.

                                        Aquamarine - 5
                                        Rust - 10
                                        Lilac - 20
                                        Red - 50

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                                          #45
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                                          Yeah, and green for the One where there was one.

                                          The colour scheme for the ten is obviously more "Turneresque", but that doesn't mean he should have to wait.

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                                            #46
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                                            Optical illusion-wise, that ship looks like it's in a bottle.

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                                              #47
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                                              ursus arctos wrote:
                                              turning up late to the party to praise this. absolutely mint.

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                                                #48
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                                                Hooray, New Zealand won*.

                                                Our five bucks has been "voted" Banknote of the Year 2015(turnout unclear).

                                                *or Korea dollar

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                                                  #49
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                                                  Ooops, turkey has a bank note with a reversed DNA helix

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                                                    #50
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                                                    Here's the polymer fiver



                                                    A bit too familiar/conservative for my taste, and it looks like we're not getting a funky see-through window, which is half the point of plastic money.

                                                    Edit: Oh, apparently the small window with the Queen is see-through.

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