Australian Dollars are works of art!
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2022
- I was incredibly kindly sent each of the Australian Dollar notes and they really are works of art!
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The Aussie notes also have a series of raised dots, the number of them depends on the note to enable the blind to know which note they're holding.
dont forget the hidden watermarks
And each denomination is slightly longer as the value goes up.
We have raised dots on our currency and raised idiots in our Parliament House.
I came here to say the same thing
@@NeonGenesisPlatinum Me too 🙂
Yeah, the Aussie notes are probably the best in the world. Having toured Australia I also was intrigued by those depicted on them, one really stood out though and that was John Flynn who as a Presbyterian minister who at first travelled the Outback on a camel visiting his flock, he became disturbed as to the number of people who died needlessly because they were so far from medical help and so developed the Flying Doctor Service (FDS) today know as the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). This along with the pedal powered radio developed by Alfred Traeger enabled those isolated by vast distances to call for help when needed. Also the School of the Air was established so by using the FDS network children living in remote areas got the opportunity to interact with other children, ask their teacher questions and supplement their correspondence lessons. John Flynn, a hero to all living in that vast inland.
Any Australian who has travelled appreciates our notes. A suggestion for framing, frame in clear so you can view both sides of the notes anytime you wish to.
Mary Rieby was a teenager who used to dress in boys clothing to go out at night stealing horses. She was caught and transported to Australia where she eventually became one of the colony's wealthiest businesswoman. She is an example of many convicts who did much better in Australia than they might have achieved if they stayed in the UK.
Aaaaaahhhh Australia, the only country in the world to put 2 hardened criminals on the legal tender.
@@stukay2803 Not only that, one of our national heroes is a bushranger - Ned Kelly. And he's not the only one either.
@@glenwillson5073 Dude, I'm from Melbourne
My favourite was Francis Greenway, who was on the front of the original $10 (paper) note. He was transported for forging banknotes!
@@sigmaoctantis1892 Ironic right?
The other upside about brightly coloured money is it made it easier to know what the note was when out drinking. When drunk at least you could remember what the note is just by the colour.
The note lengths step up and down by value in neat order. It's a major method how blind people can easily tell the difference between notes.
some have nicknames base on their colour for example the pineapple which is the $50 the lobster $20 I'm sure the others do as well but they would be the two most common!
@@mnewm21 My son refers to $10s as Banjos.
@@mnewm21 5=strawberry
10=blueberry
20=raspberry
50=pineapple
100=lime
With each of the notes there are:
2 famous people,
An Australian bird,
A species of Wattle (the plants),
Holographic images,
Raised Braille patterns,
The background images are related to the person's history - ie. John Flynn and a plane - he created the RFDS... John Monash and a Battlefield - he was a WWI general
I saw an documentary that John Monash got the American soldiers evolved in the war.
@@rossalynsmith5253 Sir John Monash was a civil engineer by training, he saw Tanks as "Heavy Horse" or "Cavalry" support, rather than as a great lumbering gun emplacement for infantry support.
The things that were counted against him by the British High Command, was he was a Damn Colonial, and a Zionist at that! His being Jewish also didn't give favour in Australian circles either, compounded by his known philandering, his wife remained in Australia, he then had a mistress in Britain. Post war he rationalised the Slow Easy and Comfortable - State Electricity Commission (Company) in Victoria, designed and developed the Victorian War Memorial, and numerous other programmes.
Fun Fact: when the first five dollar notes came out, the image of the Queen could be scratched off. People did too, even though it invalidated the note because they were annoyed that it no longer had a portrait of Carolyn Chisholm (on the old paper note).
Our bank notes have always been relatively brightly coloured. You should check out the old colours.
The colours on the paper notes were more vivid.
I have learned to appreciate so many things about Australia since watching reaction videos about Australia.
Make sure Nellie Melba is one of the first ones you look into as that will lead to a recipe video of Peach Melba which you’ll want to do whilst peaches and raspberries are in season.
I would certainly appreciate seeing more $100 bills in my wallet, that’s for sure. 😂
We all would, not that I'm a stranger to them. I handle a few thousand of them every year. ps: I don't work in a shop or a bank.
Haha
@@melissabarrett9750 drug cartel? 🤣🤣🤣
@@mikebromley5158 Definitely not.
@@mikebromley5158 I go to the bank every two weeks and get about 7 of them. It's less bulky to carry 7 x 100s than 14 x 50s. My first comment had a miscalculation, 'few thousand' should have been 'few hundred'.
Rob, If you intend doing a story on John Monash, the best I've seen is the presentation by "The History Guy" on You Tube. Just search for John Monash and a number of clips will come up. Monash at one stage had over 200,000 troops under his command in 1918 - including American troops, much to the disgust of U.S. General John Pershing. His part in the war was largely buried by others due to his German/Jewish ancestry, so he is nowhere near as famous as he ought to be, but 300,000 people lined the path of his funeral procession in Melbourne in 1931.
He was originally in charge of the 4th brigade at Gallipoli 13th, 14th, 15th ,16th battalions . He learned some very hard lessons there about command and control of men on the battlefeild. Which led to battles later on in France like Hamel where every little detail was planned out. At Gallipoli in the attacks in august to take the heights he found out what happens when attacks are not planned properly.
And, so far as I know, is the first and only Australian to have a University named after him.
It's a Black Swan on the 50 because Edith Cowan is heavily associated with Western Australia. Also pretty sure the plants are all different species of Australian Wattle.
Edith Cowan was the first woman to be elected to state parliament.
There are also the Edith Cowan Universities in Western Australia
Speaking of works of art - on your £20 note? JMW Turner was one of the most important artists in the history of the world *EVER!* He was 100 years ahead of his time. And he was a bit of a character as well. Loved his drink AND his women. As he started to go blind, his works were about capturing the "light" as much as the "subject" - he started painting in Impressionist and Expressionist styles 50 years before those two art movements were even a thing! *AND he worked in your local area!* Many of his most famous paintings are around Cowes and the Isle of Wight. He also painted seascapes around Dorset (West Bay), but probably loved the area around Margate & the Isle of Thanet most of all.
Do yourself a favour - We know you don't like visiting London, but.. Go to the Tate for a day and get blown away by the Turners there.
I love turner. Came here to school him on this as well!
I just checked out JMW Turner for the first time, and wow - quite the artist! Some incredible artwork there.
Here's something! Grab any Australian banknote and roll it into a lengthwise tube (like a cigar). Look at where the long edges meet, and you'll see that the very fine lines and colours all PRECISELY match up. Roll it the other way, with the two short sides meeting, and the same thing happens. Turn it over and do it again, same thing. ALL lines and colours match up precisely whichever way you roll it, whichever side is up or down. Australian banknotes truly are the best in the world. If you see some notes from another country that MIGHT be able to compete with Australian banknotes, you'll find ... Yup ... made in Australia.
I didn't know this (yes, I did go and check it out. ;-). It just adds to the multiple security features built into the note. Does any one know exactly how many different security features are in the notes?
Also, for those who don't remember, if you think Australian polymer notes are colourful, they have nothing on the old paper notes.
Yes they are a work of art, each note has micro writing on them that has special meaning for each of the featured people. Can’t wait to see the videos.
They're also insanely difficult to counterfeit. US should take note.
@@scattysafari7742 Hussh child, That would ruin the Yank economy - they love their Greenbacks and the ability to defraud the Government. Just imprison everyone - isn't that their mantra?
@@scattysafari7742 US notes could be significantly better if they only implemented half our anti-counterfeit measures.
Don't be silly! Someone has given you cash to start your Aussie adventure! USE IT!
If you are interested in military matters, check out John Monash. Not only did he win battles where others couldn't, but he developed a whole new way of fighting a battle. No more "Over the top, lads, and good luck to you! See you in Berlin!", but meticulous planning, briefing and co-ordination of all forces involved.
His first attack on the Somme was timed to take 90 minutes. He failed! It took 93 minutes, and casualties were low. So good was his planning, that ammunition and food was delivered at the Blue Line (finishing position), while troops were still arriving. He is worth a look. Certainly the best soldier we ever produced.
His Aussie adventure has begun, and framing these will let him live the memories again, along with his channel and all of our comments
John Monash is widely credited as the inventor or pioneer of combined arms tactics.
He was also the last general to be knighted on the field of battle by the British monarch in person.
I will be paying everything on card (for tax purposes). I want the memories and the lasting moments
Through watching too many episodes of Antiques Roadshow here in Australia, Joseph Turner is a painter usually maritime and ships
Not sure if you’ve seen it but there’s a movie, “Mr Turner”, about him. Timothy Spall is brilliant as Turner.
Absolutely- only one of England’s most famous and regarded 19th century artists!
And landscapes. He's mostly famous as a landscape painter, but his paintings of sunsets or fires seen over water are the schnitz.
There are a couple of slang/nick names for our notes too. The $20 is a Lobster or sometimes a Redback, the $50 is a Pineapple and the $100 is an Avo (for avocado) or a Frog (green tree frog).
I'm sure though, as with all things Aussie slang, that there are a swag more names out there depending on where you are.
There's also a podcast by the ABC Radio (I think) about saving money and so on called The Pineapple Project.
Edited to add that Note Printing Australia Limited (NPA), based at Craigieburn in Victoria (and part of our Reserve Bank) prints polymer notes for 18 countries and supplies the equipment to 18 other countries to print their own.
My favourite is the $100 note… but don’t get to handle many of those😀. Rob, you may consider framing between two sheets of Perspex so can see both sides.
Ben… nice gift, good on ya mate. 👍
Yes I think that's the plan
Uv light on the notes looks cool
Rob as aussie, we do appreciate them. We are very proud of them for it's invention and the historical figures, flora and fauna depicted within them. They are durable (unlike paper notes.....washable and can stand a load of hot washing by accident haha) , extremely difficult to counterfeit and recyclable.
"Melba" is Australia's most famous opera singer. Born in 1861 as Helen Porter Mitchell.
Helen Porter Mitchell 1861-1931 stage name Nellie Melba, to honour of her city of birth. World famous opera singer. Also known as Dame Nellie Melba CBE.
John Monash pronounced Mon-ash. Mon as in Bon. Prussian parents, Jewish, Australian born. A citizen-soldier, engineer by profession. Famous WW1 general whose "all arms" tactics changed the war. The last and the first person to be Knighted-In-The -Field for 200 years by the King. In the background is the WW1 memorial, The Shrine, in Melbourne that he promoted against much protest. He was in charge of the State Electricity Commission that developed brown coal to generate cheap power. His funeral in 1930's was the largest attended with hundreds of thousands of people lining the route.
Thanks Rob. We have made you an "Honorable Australian" as you would easily fit in with us Aussies. Love your show mate.
I'm glady Aussie money amazes you so much. The size difference came from the original series so that the blind or low vision could tell without emptying they're wallet now they have updated that to have raised dots. As for if we appreciate the effort it really doesn't dawn on us Aussies until you travel how boring the world's currency is even today with the modern uptake of other nations it still seems like they are a long way behind.
How do blind people in the US distinguish between bank notes if they are the same size.
Oh yes we do appreciate how beautiful are bank notes are.
Hold the clear section up to the light and watch the holigraphic images on there. We also make polymer notes for a few other countries. Polymer notes last much longer in circulation compared to linen or paper. They are also impossible to forge/counterfiet.
The notes also have braille on them
The size different is also for the disabled to distinguish each note
I think our money is better than Monopoly money🇦🇺
It isn't braille but it is an indentation for the visually impaired
Braille actually spells things
Those notes have been in circulation for a few years. You should see if you can get a set of the ~1995 ones (although I believe the $5 is on its third plastic version at the moment). The old paper notes were also of the same style.
Sure it’s been commented already but Queen of England is one of the titles Her Majesty holds. Others include Defender of the Faith. head of the commonwealth, etc.
As we are dealing with Australian currency here, the picture on the $5 note is in fact Her Majesty, The Queen of Australia.
:)
Hey, let Rob have his English colonialism ok! :P haha
Australia is part of the Commonwealth which also includes Canada.
Does her Madge have the title "Queen of England"? I thought it was abolished in 1707 by the Act of Union, and that she is "Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
In 1973 Australia changed her title to drop the Queen of United Kingdom and Defender of the Faith (constitutionally Australia has freedom of religion so defender of faith was inappropriate) and changed the title to "Queen of Australia and her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth".
i think what makes the notes even more cutting edge is that there is raised dots on each note for people that are vision impaired(1 for the $5, 2 for the $10, 3 for the $20, 4 for the $50 and 5 for the $100) always love seeing our notes and i am happy you were able to get some Rob.
As a complete aside, in the How To Talk Australians series, one episode about famous Australians showed a book whose author was "Sitar Paterson". A clear reference to Banjo, but with an Indian twist.
Just wanted to point out, Dame Melba on the $100 is the person Melba toast & Peach Melba is named after. She was considered the premier opera singer of her time, & the French chef known as the father of modern cookery - Escoffier created & named these after her when visiting France for a performance.
The Australian mint do such beautiful work. If you love our money have a look at our stamps they are just amazing.
Been to the Perth Mint many times for buying bullion. Need to take the family across Australia and give a good day visit to the Royal Australian Mint someday. Also to the Royal Mint of the UK just the same.
Banknotes are not produced in a mint.
A mint produces coins only.
The painted $2 coins are great as well.
There’s also A-Z $1 coins that represent different Aussie things. We are on our third edition of the A-Z $1.
On the 10 in teeny tiny writing behind Banjo Patterson’s head is his poem the man from snowy river.
Well it was on the old notes I’m not sure about the new 10’s to be honest.
I just checked it’s on there. So is Mary Gilmore’s behind her
Nellie Melba. Her name was Helen Mitchell. In those days women called Helen were often called Nellie. She was a singer from Melbourne - therefore she called her last name Melba.
They are made from 3 layers of plastic, bonded together with each layer being printed on both sides. They last 10 times longer than a paper/cotton, and have a few dozen security features you cannot see. The Australian Mint also makes currency for several other countries, including nearby countries in the south west Pacific. No one has successfully copied these notes.
Rob, suggest two sheet of thin ‘Lexan’ extremely tough polycarbonate, which can then be turn around to viewed on the back. With a wire hanger (string) from the encapsulating bolts, just a suggestion! I still have a number of one Dollar notes in serial number order from before we changed to coins. We also had two dollar notes before we moved to coins. P.S. Turner is in the national gallery, all the way down in London (landscapes and seascapes with boats), I’ve only taken my kids there once as there so many other great museums with stolen artefact conveniently located there! Stephen M
Rob, I truly do appreciate the gorgeousness and value of our polymer currency, so much so that I far prefer to use it over credit cards or debit cards.
Very nice of Ben to send you one hundred and eighty five dollars. Mary Reiby (pronounced "Reeby") and John Monash (pronounced "Monnash").
Thank you for also appreciating the artistry and beauty of our physical currency.
Sir General John Monash (Mon-ash). "The Forgotten ANZAC" one of if not the greatest General we have ever had there is a documentary of that name on CZcams.
It is beautiful money, and we definitely do appreciate our bank notes and are proud the people and technology that made them are also Aussie. All the symbolism and history built into them is brilliant.
Also Rob, when you learn about those people on our money, who they were and why they're important to our history, be proud in the fact it's also your history, despite the cruelty death and pain of colonialism, the Australia of today wouldn't be here without the Brits, whether we like it or not!
The notes are also tactile to help the blind.
Each denomination will have a different number of raised bumps. The $5 banknote has one bump on each of the long edges of the banknote next to the top-to-bottom window. The $10 banknote has two bumps on each edge, the $20 banknote has three bumps, the $50 banknote has four bumps and the $100 banknote has five bumps. The location of the bumps means that they always appear slightly left of centre on the top edge regardless of which way it has been placed in a wallet or purse.
Dame Nelly Melba was an Opera Singer.. A B ( Banjo ) Patterson was a writer & poet . Some of his works are THE MANFROM SNOWY RIVER & WALTZING MATILDA. 2 of his books are. SINGER OF THE BUSH Complete works from 1885-1900.. & SONG OF THE PEN complete works from 1901-1941.
The two things that come to mind with Dame Nellie Melba (without Googling), is:
1) Dessert named after her; &
2) The saying "More farewells than Dame Nellie Melba".
Oops. You said the Queen of England. Since it's Australian money it's a picture of the Queen of Australia. She holds that as one of her official titles. Australia technically has a separate monarchy to the UK.
No such person exists , there isn't a queen of Australia .The Australia Act ( 1986 ) is invalid as it doesn't have Royal Ascent .
Well Australia 🇦🇺 isn't part of the British Empire, which in my opinion we shouldn't be
@@darrentaylor7556 Oh look....... someone who says things without knowing what they're talking about. Well done.
@@darrentaylor7556 I don't know where you get your information from but the Australia act is actually two acts, one in Australia and a matching one in the UK. The Governor General assented on the Queens behalf to the Australian act. The Queen herself assented first to the UK act and then when she next visited Australia directly gave her written assent to the Australian act.
There is no Queen of Australia. Fictitious. This cannot be changed without a referendum. It was changed without knowledge of the people. The Queen did not give her assent to the Australia Act she merely initialled the front to show she had seen it. No royal assent was given. The Australian Government is a corporation. We Aussies ruined it when we did not give our vote for a republic. Now the government is stuck with hiding what they have done. Do some reading people and open your eyes. We have been hoodwinked. Why do you think the Queen is not wearing a crown on the $5.00 note?
David Unaipon (1872-1967) was an Aboriginal man who was a preacher, inventor and author.
Good job on the money mate. On your flight, you may as well listen to some of Banjo's poems. You WILL enjoy them and be garanteed a good few larfs. G'day Charlie, take care.
Matt Parker did a brilliant video on the different sizes of banknotes. He noted that the english ones increase in height whereas the australian ones don't, but he said (I'm assuming its true) that the aussie ones actually increase in thickness, meaning their volume changes with a very pleasing function
Might just point out that the monarch on the Australian money is actually the Queen of Australia. She is wearing the official royal insignia of the monarch of Australia. She has different garb for each nation of which she is the Regal.
Check out the notes under a magnifying glass and you will find some surprising details.
Great video.
Rob it you look at the branches on plants under magnification it's actually words from the people on notes in micro print
also if you put clear windows in corner under blue light you'll get a surprise as well
you will also notice indents in a row in top corner of notes
This is Braille the for the blind telling them what not it is
If you hold notes up look in clear window and move notes around you'll see a holograph of the note amount in reverse another safety feature
Just to let you know we also have alot of things coins as well like our 50cents coin has dodecagonal 12 sides for visually impaired as in early days was round and same size as their the 20cents and business would steal their money so how why the change acurd in around 1966 and use coins to show commemorative things of that year if a mild stone for the country especially 50cent coinson reverse side
If you love our bank notes you might want to check out the special edition coins. Very colourful.
Oh we have lots of them also. Charlie mum has a very large collection
money has came in all forms , shapes and sizes, gold, nickel, silver, copper, bronze, paper and cotton, but a slippery aussie note is wonderful and a joy to behold and look at , i wonder why they call aussie , 'the lucky country ' mmmm food for thought.
Start with John Monash. Monty (that famous British General of WW2) said that Monash was probably the best general of WW1.
Monash was one of the only generals that actually got down in the trenches with the troops as much as possible. He didn't even call out any lack of discipline or wrongly worn uniforms and talked to everyone like he was the same rank as them. A truly understanding general who was greatly admired by his troops because he cared about their welfare and opinions without an aristocratic attitude that was taken by other generals.
@@rodneypayne4827 And a certain Murdoch told the Australian Prime Minister that Monash had lost the confidence of his staff under him and he should sack him. The Australian PM trusted Murdoch and so went to Monash to personally relieve him of command. That's how serious it was. However, before he did that he went and spoke to Monash's staff and found out that Murdoch was totally full of shit. I guess that runs in the family.
He was the last man to be knighted in the field of battle by the King.
Turner is one of the most internationally recognised English artist.
Each note has a different bird: the eastern spinebill honeyeater ($5), cockatoo ($10), kookaburra ($20), black swan ($50) and owl ($100
Another detail not mentioned on most of these videos explaining the features of the Australian notes is that every note (one each side) has a shadow on it made up of the name of the denomination and some other info. If I recall correctly on the five, the shadows on the steps of parliament house say 'fivedollarsfivedollarsfivedollars' and in other spots some details of the Australian constitution, instead of just being dots or stripes as the rest of the image shadows are. I thought that was pretty cool and something easily overlooked. :D
5:00 I bought a Royal Enfield wallet because I have a Royal Enfield motorcycle. I noticed they are much larger than the usual Australian wallets. People notice and I just say I'm preparing for the big bucks.
Her Majesty the Queen of Australia surely when pointing to her image on an Australian bank note?
I was looking at CZcams videos about some of our money being worth $$$ because of errors.
It was interesting to find out that the year the note was printed is on one side.
The $20 looks ok....but the $100 note is the one most Aussies prefer for obvious reasons
Can't remember the last time I saw one in person.
More value, less bulk.
Fun fact, the Reserve Bank of Australia policy on bank notes accepts partial notes. If 20% of the bank note is missing, it still is considered complete. If 20% to 80% of the note is missing, its value is proportional to the amount of note left. So if you cut a $10 note in half, it is still considered $5. Would be hard to find a shop to accept half a note, but that's the rule. Not sure if any other Country has that policy
The ochre yellow $50 note is also very reminiscent of Australian earth. Ochre was one of the traditional pigments Aboriginals used in bark, cave, totem, and body paintings. (Totems aren't widely known about, but were painted for the dead in some First Nations).
It might be interesting to look up the legal relationship Queen Elizabeth has with Australia vs. England vs the UK. Every morning she reads a dispatch box full of top secret classified documents. Does the box contain Australian documents as well as UK ones?
And do you know anything about the 1975 dismissal of the Whitlam Labor government by the Queen's representative in Australia, the Governor General? It's the only event that I know about where the Queen's legal relationship with Australia was actively used.
PS, Turner is one of my favourite artists ever. I got to see some of his oil paintings in person, incredibly vibrant and ahead of their time.
Rob, if you check near the top edge of these notes, you should feel embedded dots which have been put there to assisted the visually impaired to identify the value of the note they are holding.
The main reason Australian notes are different sizes is for the vision impared. To stop them getting fleeced.
My favourite joke, now i only do this with people im good with.
I say they short changed me, i paid with a $30 note. You can only pull that one once as theres no such thing as a 30, but it takes them a few seconds to work it out.
Just so much more practical to have really different colours and sizes. Easier when handling, receiving and counting. You tend to know when you're getting the wrong amount given back because you follow the colours. So $15 would be purple and blue, $30 would be blue and orange, $35 blue, orange and purple. Easier all round.
Look forward to it Rob I know some of their stories but not all.
Sir John Monash is interesting, if anyone deserves to be on the $100 note it's him.
Rob this is genius content, but I know you're just doing what you enjoy.
Wish you much success, love your content!
Cheers buddy. I think it's bloody fascinating! 😊
Thanks for pointing out what really should be obvious to me as an Australian but I never really paid much attention to. However you reminded me of the Malaysian Ringit I used on my Malaysia trip years ago. The polymer tech was very familiar but the colours and designs were wild.
So much more to those notes then you think. From the raised textile dots for the vision impaired to the numerous anti counterfeit systems on them.
i think Australians do appreciate them, I sure do, each is a different colour and size , so much more easier to id
Yeah we probably take them for granted a fair bit, we have always had colourful notes, from the last paper notes to the first polymer notes and now the new set, the $100 was the last one completed only a couple of years ago, they also all have brail. Without a doubt, the most uncounterfeitable cash in the world.
if you really want to frame our money as art, you need two sets,
the 50, or 'pineapple' in the first iteration was counterfeited but quickly shut down, easiest way to tell was scunching it up and seeing how it returned.
The notes contain Braille to assist the visually impaired.
Portland is a beautiful, beautiful town, mother and grandfather grew up there. I visit every chance I get.
After working the Great Ocean Road, just continue up the Princes A1.
Our notes also have holograms in the clear strips. Australian coins are pretty amazing too.
The holograms are printed on both sides of the note. By putting up the note up to the light, both sides will align and when you move the note slightly the bird will 'fly'
What i love about our notes is you an just glance into your wallet and know exactly how much you've got, 2 lobsters and a pineapple, =$90 lol
4:08 Yeah Melba house is just West of me, about a half hour away. They have the place where she grew up. North Queensland girl that made it big in the old days.
Btw the australian dollars are like brand new which is polymer i love it
Looking forward to your discoveries about the various people on the notes, I particularly look forward to Sir John Monash (I hate war but what he did ultimately saved many lives and was instrumental in bringing a faster end to WWI).
Had a lot to do with brown coal in La Trobe Valley? SEC victoria? Had a few beers and maybe off track!
Australians know how to create beautiful yet innovative Bank Notes.
OMG!!! You are unaware of JMW Turner? He was one of the greatest painters of all time, not just England...They have a fabulous collection of his works at the Tate...It is huge check stout when you can. I was in awe when I visited many years ago...
Our money is beautiful. Even our coins are exceptional. If you intend to frame it, put it between two pieces of glass or perspex so you can see both sides. You should be able to buy the same type of perspex document frame that we have.
Perspex is a better option as it is more resilient.
John Flynn started the Royal Flying Doctor Service. He is a hero in the history of the outback
John Flynn with the box kites. Those Americans. He was working with engineers in Europe and the Wright brothers. He was using box kites tethered to the ground for flight. Yeah the Wright brothers patented everything and got famous for inventing flight.
Stem of the flower has micro print
The holographic number reverse at different angles
The uv reactive bird matches the bird in the window
The dots are braile ish and indicate different values
50s are called pineapples. 5s are lobsters. 100s are granny smith's.
There's a great currency video
I don't know if anyone has mentioned that with the exception of the 5 dollar note (which feature the queen on the face and the new Parliament House on the reverse), all notes have a notable Australian woman and a notable Australian man on either side of each denomination). In the old paper notes the only woman who appears is Caroline Chisolm on the reverse of the 5 dollar note.
From a personal point of view (and for security), you only need to see a silver of the note to know the denomination - you don't need to pull all your money out to choose the correct note.
as an australian i proudly have no idea who those people are on our polymer currency
The length is part of the system to help people with visual impairment to recognise the different notes. With them being the same height help avoid notes being hard to find if you have mixed notes.
John Monash - monn-ash. Monash University is named after him.
I now understand why some purses/wallets are sometimes not long enough to fit a bill in. And then you had to fold it to fit but then can never use it in a cash machine when you needed to because the machine will have a fit about the crease.
In the LSD days we had 10 shillings (brown), one pound (green), five pound (blue) and ten pound (red, often referred to as a brick). When decimal currency was introduced in 1966 the dollar was equivalent to 10 bob, and was brown (now replaced with a gold coin), the pound was replaced with a green two dollar note (since changed to a coin) the five dollars was introduced a little later (a new purple colour), ten dollars (blue) and twenty dollars (red). The fifty and one hundred were added later to keep up with inflation. The original idea was to replicate the old currency as much as possible to avoid confusion.
grab a magnifying glass. The plant stems are actally text significant to the image. There are reversing images, it also has some quirky sht when viewed in UV
Don't forgot our coins a few times a year they send out special edition $1, $2 coins they are normally have colours added.
The length is good for a sitting in a wallet.
If you're going to frame them see if your local bank with swap them for crisp new notes, or grab some fresh news ones when you're out here, they look so much better when they've just been printed as apposed to being used.
Both Monash & Flynn are heroes of mine. Spoiler, Monash Told the Poms their tactics were crap in WW1 and devised completely different, very successful tactics and Flynn is the founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Your right Rob, we here in Australia have the coolest bank notes. Unfortunately the plastic credit card has taken over and I rarely hold any of these notes daily. Looking forward to seeing your series on who appears on these notes.
The series has started. I love cash and always use it. Makes me cross when shops and restaurants don't take cash anymore.
being the same height is great for the wallet, they all fit in nicely
Rev. John Flynn who appears on our twenty dollar note was a church minister who founded our Royal Flying Doctor Service.
you need to get yourself a little cheap UV black light torch to view the hidden bits of the notes
The length is another way blind people can tell the notes apart (I'm told there are more defined ways but that is one of them).
there's also the raised tactile dots that are on the newest series, so even if youre totally blind you can just feel how many dots there are (1 dot=$5, 2 dots=$10, 3 dots=$20 etc)
You're right to be a bit doubtful abut Churchill. He was an imperialist of mid-Victorian views and beliefs. In WW II the UK was very lucky to have Attlee, who did most of the work, leaving Churchill to pounce around sprouting imperialist opinions; the wider Western Alliance was lucky that Roosevelt was able to provide the necessary leadership.
really looking forward to your series on these people