i like everything about it other than the colour scheme. it almost looks faded and old whereas the new fiver looks quite modern - if they'd up the saturation or whatever and make the colours pop out a tad i'd like it more
pretty cool to see jane austen on it though. bath represent
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it's rare that i congratulate the government but i gotta concur, the changes were fast as fuck. the second they were rolled out we had to phase them out at tesco, there's not a single old fiver in the tills nowadays
We now get to see those vegan pricks moan about the animal content in these too!
[QUOTE=Moby-;52488222]We now get to see those vegan pricks moan about the animal content in these too![/QUOTE]
but ur username is moby?
I love polymer notes. Found $10 in the gutter the other day, covered in dirt and grime. Washed it under the tap and it was good as new. Can't really do the same with paper currency.
[QUOTE=Aide;52481881]These plastic and polymer notes are amazing. My brother brought back $50 AU note when he was training in Australia.
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I wish the US would try doing something similar.[/QUOTE]
Only if they just change the material and not the design. I prefer our green notes over the rainbow notes a lot of other countries like to have.
[QUOTE=dcalde78;52482401]the new £1 coins not working in the likes of vending machines and such is that they weren't modified or replaced in time for the new coin rolling out, but given the time between the announcement of the coin design and the rollout, there wasn't much time to sort that kind of thing. most should be able to just have their mechanisms changed out or modified but really out of date machines would need replacing. the company I work for can get a hold on coin meters that can accept the new £1 with no problems at all, so it's not like retrofitting is impossible to do.[/QUOTE]
Until about a year ago, an apartment block in my town had a working coke machine from the 80's. It didn't even have a dollar slot because using a dollar bill in a soda machine back then wasn't necessary.
[QUOTE=Mr Kotov;52482947]This reminded me of the time we had a Christian pastor come in for a assembly about some crap I can't remember and he asked for a girl's £10 and cut it into three pieces. He then taped it back together and said that it was still ok to use and was a lesson about materialism (?)
All local shops rejected it.[/QUOTE]
banks still have to accept it as legal tender iirc
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;52488568]Only if they just change the material and not the design. I prefer our green notes over the rainbow notes a lot of other countries like to have.[/QUOTE]
having different colours makes it easier to tell what note it is at a glance, plus it helps people that may have poor sight.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;52488600]banks still have to accept it as legal tender iirc[/QUOTE]
Banks as rule will exchange notes as long as you have the majority of the note so people can't just rip a 50 in half and get 100 from the bank.
[QUOTE=Lazzars;52483035]I actually got given a €1 as change in the petrol station near a tourist spot the other day. Guy who grabbed it out of the till didn't notice and neither did i until my girlfriend pointed it out. It's a different shape and the euro coins are more battered looking as they've been in circulation for longer but it's possible to mistake them if you're not paying attention.[/QUOTE]
i have a bunch of 10 baht coins, im tempted to try using them as a £2 but im not that cheeky
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