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Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

It's not that I don't like all those grave flames, but I feel we need a lighter kind of flame as well. So please answer my question:

Why is British money so damn ugly??

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

It's not the Queen's fault, she is getting on a bit.

Besides, Us money is far, far worse.All the same size, all the same design. How dull. How boring.

Er, are you talking about coins (as the only person on the planet who likes the �2 coin) or the notes?

I have no idea what Dutch money looks like though.

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Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

granted, US money is dull and old-fashioned, but it does have a clear layout, UK money is just covered in illustrations and fancy patterns carelessly strewn all over the paper, and it's a stylish black and green.

Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

Oh, Dutch money looks like this:

http://www.bio.vu.nl/home/rgaros/money/index.html

Posted by Jedi Weyoun (Member # 110) on :

I agree with PsyLiam. UK money (and australian, and new zealand, etc, etc, etc...) may be more colorful and complex, but it's to prevent such easy duplication of it. on top of that.....to keep you from giving someone a 10 when you meant to hand them a 1 :P

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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :

I will be the last person to defend U.S. currency on the basis of it's aesthetic appeal.

Still, I have to wonder...

<Sarcasm=on>How many of you have this problem of mistaking a tenner for a one? Is the numeral "1" just too similar to the numeral "10"? If you have this sort of difficulty on a recurring basis, I would like to admonish you, in addition to "Don't drink and drive.", I would like to add "Don't drink and conduct high finance."

If you can't be bothered to examine your money before handing it to a stranger, any advice I could give you is pointless.</Sarcasm>

Mind you, American currency denominations are @#$% near impossible to distinguish without the sense of sight. I've always liked the colorfulness of Canadian money, the technological "wierdness" of Australia's plastic money (I'd like to see a sample some day), and the various different-sized denominations I saw in Germany. BTW, since Germany reunited, did they re-do the money or did they just keep using both East-German and west-German currency?

--Baloo

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Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

When you're poor, all money is beautiful.

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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :

When standing downwind of a pig farm, chicken ranch, or dairy, try saying: "Phew!"

Some idiot will insist that this particular miasma don't stink. Rather: "It's the smell of money."

This goes a long way towards explaining why money might require occasional laundering.

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Posted by Bernd (Member # 6) on :

Baloo: East German currency was abolished in 1990, but it had lost its value as soon as the wall was open in 1989. I'll miss the DM, but I'm looking forward to chocolate bars for "only" 50 cents.

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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :

That reminds me. When does the "Euro" become the only "real money" in the EU?

Is it in place now, used alongside regional currencies or will it destroy all national currencies in the Union?

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Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

That dreadful looking money will replace our beautiful money in 2002. Both currencies can be used alongside each other for a very short period before total conversion. It is already in use at stock markets and such, and bank accounts. I personally doubt it really has any real benefits though. I agree with what I read in a newspaper a while ago: why have a common currency if there's no common financial policy? Oh well, it's a first step anyway. But did it really have to look that bad? Even *I* could design something much better!

Posted by Sunspot (Member # 77) on :

American Money sucks...I think they should include Civil Rights leaders, slavery abolisher type people, etc, and have green, blue, and yellow designs...the grey-green is bland...

Jamaican money is pretty cool. i don't have any bills on-hand at the moment, but I recall them being red, purple, and having watermarks. Even the S****Y South American money and Mexico money is better than ours!

The Bermudan coins are pretty, a bird-of-paradise flying on the backside.

Mebbe I'll scan them.

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

American money doesn't have watermarks?

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Posted by bryce (Member # 42) on :

It does now!

We are in the process of (unsuccessfully) updating our bills to make them more counterfeit proof. They now have watermarks, holograms, thread and a few other things I can't remember now. So far this is just on 100's, 50's ,and 20's.

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

They've only been added RECENTLY? We've had those things on our money for at least as long as I can remember (which is only 10 years admitadly). And we have then on all notes... �5's, �10's, �20's and �50's. Although not many people even use �50's much anymore. If you want to buy sometihng that expensive, you're better off using a cheque or credit card. And you look very suspicious going into Woolies an buying a parer with a �50 (although a fe old mad people do) and so many shops wont accept them anyway.

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Posted by bryce (Member # 42) on :

My guess is the reason we took so long to update our currency is because there is so much of it out there.

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Posted by Cargile (Member # 45) on :

The 50 dollar bill has a 50 cent piece sown into it.

Posted by Jedi Weyoun (Member # 110) on :

*ahem* All our US bills $10 and above have a type of watermark thing in them....hold it up to the light and you'll see this plastic 'thread'like thing sown into it along the right said that says "US TEN US TEN US TEN" etc...or similar. you can actually even take them out, but who would *do* that, I don't know, as it would then make the money worthless *rolls eyes*

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Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on :

I'm quite fond of the designs for the euro notes and coins.
Euro Notes
Colourful bank notes: More of them please!

US Money is all too green.

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Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

I'm going to disagree with Monty and say that I doon't like the new Euro design. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a Eurosceptic because I believe in integration, but only up to a certain point. Anyway, I don't like the design - our own currency is a lot better designed.

Liam: You probably are the only person on the planet to like the �2 coin. It's better than that HUGE �5 coin they tried once though.

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Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

OS: There's a 2 quid coin?

Monty: As far as I know, US money is mostly black with a green back.

Liam: Strange people hardly use 50 pound notes anymore. Roughly speaking, 50 pounds is some 150 guilders, and we have banknotes of 250 and 1000 guilders which are relatively frequently used, I believe even more than the higher denominations in the US. What happened to the 10000 dollar bill BTW?

About Euro notes: They're not bad, but they're hotchpotch designs. An image here, a pattern there. If you look at this image:

it looks much more centralised. But having said this, it's not by far the worst money in the world. Have you seen the French money the used until a few years ago? They were made of TP, and looked like what's on TP :]

The horror!
http://www.ecb.int/emi/about/about06a.htm
luckily, it was changed into this:
http://members.unlimited.net/~dmills/banknote/france/modern/f-073-a.jpg

Posted by bryce (Member # 42) on :

Take it from a recent U.S. high school graduate. U.S. money is printed on paper a shade of white. Green ink (from light to a dark shade that looks almost black) is the only color used along with the watermarks and holograms and stuff that was already mentioned.

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Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

*looks at 10 dollar bill scan*

That's dark green?!

Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on :

I also like the two-pound coin, excepty when I'nm given it as change and then the bleedin' machine won't accept it, and I am thus denied my Mars bar.

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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :

I think the U.S. mint is prejudiced against non-green currency. They fear any U.S. currency in other-than-green colors will closely resemble "Monopoly Money" (a boardgame who's play-money is synonymous with "worthless currency") and be treated accordingly. Besides, they're afraid someone will laugh at them if they bring out colorful money.

(Federal employees are very frightened of appearing silly.)

--Baloo

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Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

RW: There is a two pound coin. It was first introduced about five or six years ago, but it was removed from circulation. In their wisdom, the powers that be decided to create new ones using two different metals and these were brought in about a year ago I think.

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

The original �2 coin was a limited edition thing. (They actually did it twice. Once in 1989 I think, and the other was a special edition VE coin).

I like the new coins. They're original. I also like Thirdspace. So sue me.

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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :

The "Susan B." was a big disappointment. I liked the "Ike" dollars better, even if they were huge and weighed a ton. Next time I hope the dollar coin is minted in a golden metal (or at least anodized that way). Maybe that will add some visual excitement to a coin that needs every advantage it can get.

I also wish there was a good U.S. $5.00 coin. [Click here to see what the U.S. Mint is up to.] (Whoops! Forgot to close the anchor tag!)

--Baloo

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