Congratulations to the U.S. for joining the rest of us in the 21st century
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
To you think it's more advanced to have flashing neon lights on currency or something?
I think it is more advanced to have systems to prevent counterfeiting of currency. I remember years ago (1991 I think) I was on holiday in Boston, we visited the computer museum and they had some display with an ultra violet light. So I put a Bank of Scotland £10 note under it because I'd heard about some security features, but had never seen them for real. I was stuck for about 5-10 minutes by Americans wanting to see my money because under the UV lamp this 3D thistle (Scotland's national flower) leapt out of the note. Also (and this is based on the the old design BoS notes - I've not read up on the new ones) they had the microprinting. What look like solid lines in the drawings are actually the letters BOS repeated if you look under a strong magnifying glass. There was a metal strip through the note that weaves between the front and back in a formation that reads BOS in morse code. One of the other Scottish banks issue notes with holographic numbers. ColinMackay.net Scottish Developers are looking for speakers for user group sessions over the next few months. Do you want to know more?
To be fair, US 20 dollar bills and higher have had security measures in place for years (way before 2000). Let's take the $20. There is a vertical ribbon with text inside the bill on the left side (put it against a light to see it). There are very small red and blue fibers embed randomly into the fabric. There is fine print written around the portrait on the face of the bill. The newer $20 bills have Jackson's face embedded inside the bill (put it against a light to see it).
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Goodbye to the "greenback"[^] Although the colours used look suspiciously like the 1960's era Canadian currency, but it's a start! ;P
It took them 45 years to cacht up :-D -------- "I say no to drugs, but they don't listen." - Marilyn Manson
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It took them 45 years to cacht up :-D -------- "I say no to drugs, but they don't listen." - Marilyn Manson
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Michel Prévost wrote:
It took them 45 years to cacht up
We thought you needed a head start! ;P "If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done." - Peter Ustinov
yeah right !! :P On a side note, I like your sig :cool: -------- "I say no to drugs, but they don't listen." - Marilyn Manson -- modified at 13:25 Thursday 2nd March, 2006
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Goodbye to the "greenback"[^] Although the colours used look suspiciously like the 1960's era Canadian currency, but it's a start! ;P
John Cardinal wrote:
Congratulations to the U.S. for joining the rest of us in the 21st century
But... but... Well, our population is fatter than your population! So there. Jon Sagara Look at him. He runs like a Welshman. Doesn't he run like a Welshman? Doesn't he? I think he runs like a Welshman. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles
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Michel Prévost wrote:
It took them 45 years to cacht up
We thought you needed a head start! ;P "If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done." - Peter Ustinov
LMAO! Jeremy Falcon
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John Cardinal wrote:
Congratulations to the U.S. for joining the rest of us in the 21st century
But... but... Well, our population is fatter than your population! So there. Jon Sagara Look at him. He runs like a Welshman. Doesn't he run like a Welshman? Doesn't he? I think he runs like a Welshman. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles
Jon Sagara wrote:
But... but... Well, our population is fatter than your population! So there.
Shut up or I'll sit on you! ;P Jeremy Falcon
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now you've got me intrigued...what's so surprising about that? Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
now you've got me intrigued...what's so surprising about that?
Darwin was never - to my knowledge - a US President. And yes, Benjamin Franklin was never a President, but he's on the $100 anyway. That guy was so awesome that he had better things to do than be President ;) -- Russell Morris "So, broccoli, mother says you're good for me... but I'm afraid I'm no good for you!" - Stewy
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Goodbye to the "greenback"[^] Although the colours used look suspiciously like the 1960's era Canadian currency, but it's a start! ;P
This is not new, although that is open to interpretation. Paper money has been printed in color (other than green and black) since 2003.
"Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." - Mark Twain
"There is no death, only a change of worlds." - Native American Proverb
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now you've got me intrigued...what's so surprising about that? Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
what's so surprising about that?
I was always under the impression that presidents, kings, queens, etc. type people went on the money. Darwin was kinda a left hook. :-D Jeremy Falcon
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This is not new, although that is open to interpretation. Paper money has been printed in color (other than green and black) since 2003.
"Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." - Mark Twain
"There is no death, only a change of worlds." - Native American Proverb
Longer than that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_hundred_dollar_bill[^]
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Longer than that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_hundred_dollar_bill[^]
But the 1996 version of the $100 bill did not have colors in it other than green and black. The 2003 verson of the $20 bill had those colors plus others.
"Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." - Mark Twain
"There is no death, only a change of worlds." - Native American Proverb
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But the 1996 version of the $100 bill did not have colors in it other than green and black. The 2003 verson of the $20 bill had those colors plus others.
"Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." - Mark Twain
"There is no death, only a change of worlds." - Native American Proverb
Yeah, but the all green dollar bill is a bit newer. I saw a 1929 $100 bill the other day and it had red on it.
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
what's so surprising about that?
I was always under the impression that presidents, kings, queens, etc. type people went on the money. Darwin was kinda a left hook. :-D Jeremy Falcon
Well to my knowledge Darwin, George Stephenson, Florence Nightingale and the others featured on UK banknotes have not been members of royalty or government in the UK either. ;) The way we do it here in the UK is that although the Queen appears on the front of the banknote, the reverse can show one of a number of celebrated figures from the UK history. Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
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Michel Prévost wrote:
It took them 45 years to cacht up
We thought you needed a head start! ;P "If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done." - Peter Ustinov
...and then you fell asleep ;P anyway, thank you :)
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Well to my knowledge Darwin, George Stephenson, Florence Nightingale and the others featured on UK banknotes have not been members of royalty or government in the UK either. ;) The way we do it here in the UK is that although the Queen appears on the front of the banknote, the reverse can show one of a number of celebrated figures from the UK history. Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
The way we do it here in the UK is that although the Queen appears on the front of the banknote, the reverse can show one of a number of celebrated figures from the UK history.
Well, that makes more sense then. Over here it's usually a president on the front and a monument on the back. Jeremy Falcon
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
The way we do it here in the UK is that although the Queen appears on the front of the banknote, the reverse can show one of a number of celebrated figures from the UK history.
Well, that makes more sense then. Over here it's usually a president on the front and a monument on the back. Jeremy Falcon
:) Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
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Colin Angus Mackay wrote:
I think it is more advanced to have systems to prevent counterfeiting of currency.
So do I, but I don't think extra colors is necessarily more advanced in preventing that. I don't mind the extra colors, but I think that to say it's primarily green and therefore primitive is rather silly. There are hidden images in it already. Although the UV one would be neat. Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
I don't mind the extra colors, but I think that to say it's primarily green and therefore primitive is rather silly.
I actually quite like the colour scheme in the US notes. It isn't too strong. The colouring is quite subtle compared with other countries' notes. For example, before the Euro, Dutch Gilders were bright primary colours. (IIRC, 10 Guilders = blue; 25 Guilders = red; 50 Guilders = Yellow) ColinMackay.net Scottish Developers are looking for speakers for user group sessions over the next few months. Do you want to know more?
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
what's so surprising about that?
I was always under the impression that presidents, kings, queens, etc. type people went on the money. Darwin was kinda a left hook. :-D Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
I was always under the impression that presidents, kings, queens, etc. type people went on the money
It depends. The Bank of England didn't put the monarch on the notes until the latter half of the 20th Century. Prior to that it was a image of a ficitious character. Bank of Scotland notes currently have Sir Walter Scott; RBS notes, in a fit of perpetual narcissism has an image of Lord Islay, its first treasurer/founder; and Clydesdale bank go for historical figures like Robert Burns, David Livingstone and Robert the Bruce. Euro notes don't contain anything real, not even the bridges depicted actually exist. ColinMackay.net Scottish Developers are looking for speakers for user group sessions over the next few months. Do you want to know more?
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
I was always under the impression that presidents, kings, queens, etc. type people went on the money
It depends. The Bank of England didn't put the monarch on the notes until the latter half of the 20th Century. Prior to that it was a image of a ficitious character. Bank of Scotland notes currently have Sir Walter Scott; RBS notes, in a fit of perpetual narcissism has an image of Lord Islay, its first treasurer/founder; and Clydesdale bank go for historical figures like Robert Burns, David Livingstone and Robert the Bruce. Euro notes don't contain anything real, not even the bridges depicted actually exist. ColinMackay.net Scottish Developers are looking for speakers for user group sessions over the next few months. Do you want to know more?
Jack Nicklaus appeared on a Scottish £5 note recently I believe.