American Reacts to Secrets of the Australian Dollar..

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[@bigoz1977]

We do have the full set of new notes now, all with the clear section in them 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@sslender07]

Man, I have yet to see a new 100 dollar note

[@big_bacon4998]

@@sslender07 its pretty cool tbh

[@madenabyss6981]

@@sslender07 I have I carried one around for weeks because I didn't Want to spend it

[@Aabergm]

Bummer that the 5 has to be changed.

[@bigoz1977]

@@Aabergm it doesn’t “have” to be changed. But it probably will be. I don’t get why to be honest, technically QE2 is now a historical figure, leave her on it or at least till the next rework or the notes

[@shannonmenendez3327]

Working in hospitality, those notes have made it so easy to be quick in giving cash out to our customers 😅 you just recognise the colour with the amount

[@johnfisher9692]

When my parents visited America they showed our money to retail and hospitality workers over there and the response was always the same "Why can't our notes be like that" They loved hos easily they could tell the different denominations apart.

[@herobrinenoch3522]

Fun fact: I used to sell self adhesive vinyl to the sign trade. A popular product we sold was a clear application tape from 3M. This suddenly became unavailable, and we were told it had been withdrawn from the market. Why? because the basic polymer, without the adhesive, was what they were going to use for the new banknotes! Couldn't make it 'easy' for forgers, haha. though it still wouldn't be easy to copy these notes.

[@redwarpy]

They go through the wash and come out without a problem, accident that happened to a $5. Also, using sanitiser on them was a great idea when giving cash as a gift the passed 3 years. I have a seen a plastic plant pot that was made from recycled polymer notes.

[@MarkThiele-zg3pl]

The Reserve Bank and it's subsidiary, Note Printing Australia, commissioned our CSIRO (government owned research body) to develop the security features, so not that surprising.

[@matthewbrown6163]

Also the addition of Braille helps those who need to use it. Had a huge fight with an American Colleague until I sent the notes & his blind sister could tell him the value of every note.

[@carolcain5576]

And as the value of the note increases so does the size

[@Atlas99973]

Yer man I won't believe you till you send me a ton of money. He got you good

[@mehere8038]

tactile dots, not braille :)

[@matthewbrown6163]

@@mehere8038 Braille sorry - read the Australian Mint's security features

[@matthewbrown6163]

@@Atlas99973 I will swap you 1 USD for 1 AUD :)

[@waynej747]

The reason they skipped the $20 note is because there were some issues with fake $50 notes going around, so it was considered a higher priority to replace the $50 note first. Fun fact though, there is a spelling error in the micro text on some of the new $50 notes, but unlike stamps don’t expect them to have any collector value as they printed millions of them before the error was discovered! Since that video was created, the $20 and $100 notes have also been replaced, and gradually all of the old style notes are being removed from circulation. Many years ago a sample polymer banknote was created for the US, with the idea of selling the printing technology to the US. Unfortunately those in power at the time didn’t think that Americans would take to the new notes, so the US never pursued the idea further. Finally, despite her death a few months ago, there are no plans at this stage to replace the Queen on the $5 note. Unlike coins, the $5 note is not required to carry the effigy of the reigning monarch, so does not need to be updated. Any future redesign will likely remove the late monarch, but it’s unlikely to be the King who replaces her.

[@robertmurray8763]

The British press went mad that Australia did not have the Queen on the lowest note when we replaced one dollar notes with a coin.

[@madenabyss6981]

A friend of mine got a fake $50 from a ATM I even saw it yeah it was fake good quality fake it even made the news

[@KellboRose]

It seems to me that America doesn't really like change

[@bescotdude9121]

@@KellboRose and it is getting them killed

[@davidmelnyczenko9499]

I’m Australian. My last trip to USA I had withdrawn US currently from ATM there. I went to a fast food place and presented US$50 because I didn’t have smaller cash and I remember the cashier said to me ‘I haven’t got time for this!’ She then swabbed my USA currency with a pen and yelled for a manager. It was embarrassing! In Australia if I handed a $50 note anywhere (and given our multiple design changes) they would accept it. What the F**K is up with USA!

[@Ishlacorrin]

You could have had her arrested for that, in the US defacing currency is a federal crime.

[@Nicholas1994]

@@Ishlacorrin It's federal crime in Australia too. As is defacing an Australian flag. Unless you do it as part of a 'peaceful protest'.. then it's okay...

[@79BlackRose]

Kudos to those Australians involved in developing this technology. I am glad we followed suit in England.

[@lamsmiley1944]

Most people just use cards these days. The only cash that I’ve used in the last decade was when I was given it.

[@Kryojenix]

@@lamsmiley1944 how old hat! 🎩 Most people - especially in the United Slave States of Goldman Sachs now use Apple Pay. You just tap your Good Citizen GPS spyware tag, I mean phone.

[@lamsmiley1944]

@@Kryojenix yeah I count that as card as well

[@huggledemon32]

I love the different colours of our Aussie money- makes it so much easier to grab what we need out of our wallet- just look for the colour you want!🤷‍♀️👍🏻🥰

[@tamarahkerr2631]

Interesting fact about the Aussie notes - in the first polymer set, each of the notes were specifically designed to be different lengths to assist people with vision problems. As part of supporting the blind and visually impaired, they would have plastic templates in their wallets with the note denominations written on them in braille so that when they would be given change they could compare the change given to the templates in their wallet to ensure that they were given the correct notes back. The need for this has been removed by the physical indentations put into the actual notes themselves, so the continual support of those that are hard of sight continues. The size difference is still a consistent throw back to the previous series of polymers as well.

[@mjr320]

Australian $$ Notes have always been different sizes even when they were made of paper

[@rossmcquinn]

Interesting fact about your interesting fact, the sizes change on a logarithmic scale :)

[@OldFellaDave]

@@mjr320 Spot on. All of our bank notes were specially sized for Blind People. We've now added the raised dots so two blind friendly features ;)

[@jodiecostello6356]

Have you or did you see the hitch hiker on the new $5 note??

[@Latchkei1]

I will add that the different lengths of the bank notes make life so much easier when you have to sort through large amounts of cash by hand. Eg. Working retail and have to do end of day banking. It's much easier to separate and sort due to the different lengths!

[@jenb658]

One of the most confusing things having lived in the US was the similarity of all the bank notes. To my Aussie eyes they were all not only the same visually but the same size as well. Our notes are different in size. It must be a nightmare for the blind. I also think the fact that cotton is used in the production of US notes is a shame considering the social history of cotton production and the current feeling in terms of the suck on resources m.

[@Alpha_7227]

I don't know how seeing impaired people do it. Are the American notes all the same size.

[@jenb658]

@thomaslawrence2488 Not indented to offend. Just the association that cotton production has, historically had with the culture in the US means everyone in the world recognises the huge amount of cotton production that was taking place in US during the 19th century at the same time, and in the same place, that people were being exploited for their labour. It doesn’t take much of a stretch to see that cotton, being an almost free commodity during that time, would be used in American currency. Even now it is a 75% cotton, 25% linen blend. It lasts about 2 years in circulation and is fat more difficult to recycle than polymer bank notes (which also last for 3-8 years). Sometimes history is multi faceted and complex.

[@jenb658]

@@Alpha_7227 Yes. Confusingly. The only way I could tell the difference was the different Presidents on them most of the time (especially in a hurry) 😊

[@Alpha_7227]

@@jenb658 So how do visually impaired people cope.

[@jenb658]

I have no idea. But it can’t be a priority. I intend no disrespect either but my time in the US was one of bemusement and confusion, and not just in terms of the currency. Part of the reason I watch these kinds of videos. Just trying to understand another’s perspective on what I experienced (mostly during lockdown) while I was living there.

[@tfrowlett8752]

General Monash was a legend, we won the Battle of Le Hamel in 90 minutes, but it took two weeks of planning. He created mixed arms warfare with a creeping barrage supported by tanks, artillery and aircraft.

[@ironside210]

Sorry to be pedantic, but he planned the battle to take 90 minutes, but failed to achieve this by 2 or 3 minutes. Meticulous planning allowed success with minimal casualties, compared with previous WW1 tactics, characterized as an endless meat grinder. He was knighted in the field by the King, and his methods widely studied.

[@tfrowlett8752]

@@ironside210 ok thanks for the clarification

[@ianrobertson2282]

He was also a leading civil engineer and an educator (Vice Chancellor of Melbourne University).

[@cgkennedy]

He also started the State Electricity Commission in Victoria after the war. His profession was civil engineering and also designed the Morell bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne.

[@NSWLancer]

Le Hamel was only the proof of concept. Amiens and the advance to Montbrehain was the battle that shortened the war.

[@fortymillioncoins9066]

The Hologram security feature (Cookie the crim) on the $10 Note cost a million dollars in research at CSIRO and failed by wearing off very quickly in circulation. The transparent polymer window it sat on turned out to be the security feature because transparent plastic could not be photocopied- and it didn't cost with extra research.

[@BomberFletch31]

Even I learnt something from this video. I moved to Australia in 1990 and I honestly thought that the $5 was our first polymer note, released in the early 90s, rather than the $10 in the late 80s. I don't remember that initial $10 note, to be perfectly honest. And yes, the $20 has been released since this video, as has the new $100 note, although I have personally never seen one as they are extremely rare, and hardly ever used.

[@bigoz1977]

I left in 91 and I remember how cool they were at the time lol I was just old enough to remember the $1-$2 coins coming out too.

[@matthewbrown6163]

Bicentennial $10.00 Note was our first. Funny story I had moved home as an Adult for a month. I was paid monthly so used to withdraw $2,000 in 1 hit so I paid bills until this ran out. I came home in a rush to shower & change leaving my dirty business shirt on my bed. Inside was $2,000 in $50.00 notes (thankfully polymer). Stepping out of the shower & to my room I dressed then heard my parents laughing. My mother had grabbed my dirty clothes forgetting I did them but the money fell from my pocket. Outside I see $50.00 notes pegged to the clothesline. I grabbed them & took them inside to explain as I paid my rent.

[@no_triggerwarning9953]

The original 1988 $10 was laminated and the images printed on them started to crack up and flake off fairly quickly. They had largely disappeared by the early 1990's when the full series was released. The $1 coin replaced the paper note in 1984 and the $2 coin replaced the paper note in 1988.

[@waynej747]

@@no_triggerwarning9953 from memory, on some of the early $5 notes you could rub the queens face off!

[@dansharp2860]

I work in retail and a have seen plenty of those new 100s. They are very cool. Still more common to see the old ones tho.

[@fionamcwilliam8703]

Our notes are also slightly different lengths to help them be more easily told apart. The US seriously needs to change their notes up to this technology and change them so they're not all green!

[@doctorcrusher2918]

Why is it “crazy Australia started that”? Explain! Australia has invented/pioneered/developed/advanced more so than USA.

[@johnfisher9816]

Great video Joel. I learned a lot. For sure we have this type of bank note here too, with the transparent window too. The Aussie symbology and artwork is stunning. The Canadian $20 bill has Queen Elizabeth II on it. Now we're waiting for the King Charles III version. John in Canada

[@adambrock3932]

Australia isn't putting king Charles on the $5 it's going to be aboriginal artwork

[@gregmccallum3124]

Maybe you need to check out Australian Inventions video.

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

I think the best part about Polymer notes is they are waterproof and durable so you can swim with them or put them through the wash. Also the fact they have braile bumps so blind people can easily tell which note they are holding.

[@goannaj3243]

The old paper notes were coloured too, bronze for $1, now a gold coin. Green for $2, now a gold coin. purple for $5, blue for $10 orange for $20, yellow for $50 and green for $100 which isn't used often unless buying a 2nd hand car or something big.

[@aussie405]

Living in Britain in 1995, I passed around an Australian polymer $20 asking what was different about it. The fascinating thing was, they didn't realise the note was plastic until I pointed out the transparent part.

[@nathanwhitmore2760]

All of Australia is rallying together to put steve irwin on the $5 note, huge petitions and rallies and stuff

[@PeteV.53]

On one of my visits to the US I carelessly and absentmindedly handed over a $100 bill instead of a $10 bill for a $7 taxi ride"in DC, telling the driver to "keep the change" 😩 He laughed heartily and said "I know you Aussies aint big tippers so I'm sure you didn't mean to tip me $93 ... so here, take Benjamin back". We both had a good laugh. I thanked him, gave him $15 and again said "keep the change". In my defence, it was night time, the lighting in the cab was poor and I was on my way back to my hotel after a night out 😆 Those US bills all look the same if you aren't used to them. Hard to happen with our currency ... not only different colours but also different sizes.

[@shayneramsay1388]

with the sections for the vision impaired the 5 has 1 bump, the 10 has 2, 3 for the 20, 4 for the 50 and 5 for the 100, the new notes are absolutely beautiful and are also different size to also help the vision impaired. I will warn ya mate if you come to Australia you may want to move here permanently and will be welcomed with open arms

[@petethundabox5067]

Side note (No pun intended): The Australian Mint owns the patent for the technology and most of the other countries paid for Australia to print their notes. Conservative Prime Minister, Tony Abbott wanted to privatise The Mint "while it's still making money" with no hint of irony. (The idea was later scuttled citing "national security" concerns)

[@Kryojenix]

When I moved to where I live now, I was surprised to find a large secure complex at the edge of the suburb. Turns out that’s where they make all the Australian banknotes.

[@nickmaguire4914]

Craigieburn?

[@Kryojenix]

He didn’t mention the micro-print all over the banknotes. At a pub quiz I went to, the MC asked “how many times is ‘twenty dollars’ written on the twenty dollar note” and we answered some number between two and four. But it’s actually written microscopically along many of the lines of the etched line work. So it’s written hundreds of times on the note!

[@adanianking]

Australian banknotes are great, they’re waterproof, super hard to tear, and yes they do just feel nice to hold.

[@terrykemp1876]

Which is great for the number of times I leave money in my pockets on wash day. Now - no problem!

[@Gizz101]

And impossible or extremely hard tou counterfeit and counterfeit can probably easily get detected and probably 4 a week

[@Alpha_7227]

How do you know they are waterproof, speaking from personal experience, leaving money in your pockets when you put your jeans in the wash, or when you jump overboard.

[@fionamcwilliam8703]

I have torn one! It was in a church collection envelope which has a perforation around one end for easy opening. As I tore that piece off I also tore the note inside! It was a note in the first full series. I'm sure the new ones are much harder to tear!

[@adanianking]

@@fionamcwilliam8703 I did say hard to tear, not impossible.

[@ianscott424]

I think Australia still hold the patent for these and receive royalties from other countries for using the technology... would be happy to be corrected if this isn't the case.

[@neilwhitfield5026]

They are indeed beautiful but ironically here in Oz I use them less and less as almost all my transactions now are by plastic card, not polymer note (or coin!)

[@anthonymcmahon10]

I’ve learned about some of those thing but you should check out Banjo Patersons Man from snowy river and Clancy of the overflow.

[@vladsnape6408]

I want to see Bin Chickens on our notes.

[@AnthonyCJW]

Maaaan! Back in Financial Year 2011/2012, one AUD was roughly one USD... Now is a good time to be a US traveller over here considering that exchange rate of one AUD being roughly 0.64 USD... It'll cost me $1.50AU for every dollar I spend in the US -> particularly bad when buying stuff from the US which I do from time to time... =(

[@mjr320]

postage sucks when you order stuff from the U.S.

[@AnthonyCJW]

@@mjr320 absolutely!! I bought something from a Kickstarter campaign which came to US$3009 (including postage and handling)... That ended up being more than AU$4,600 - which I've now found out is going to be GST exclusive, so when it arrives in Australia and is processed by Customs, it'll incur a further AU$460+ in GST payment 😭

[@Looseyboi]

Hey mate, if you decide you’d like to try out South Australia please let me know. Love to discuss it

[@zwieseler]

When you visit Australia, you don’t need to get cash before you travel. Just get off the plane and withdraw some cash from an atm at the airport. Bingo!

[@sopwithpuppy]

If you have an Australian note in front of you, try this: Roll it into a cylinder lengthwise (like a cigar shape). The VERY FINE lines and colours line up perfectly. Unroll, it, flip it over, and do it again for the other side. The fine lines and colour changes again match up perfectly. Unroll it, and this time roll it so that the shorter sides match up with each other - you got it, they line up perfectly, and will also line up if you turn it over and match the two ends again. Another anti-counterfeiting device. Australia pioneered this technology. Very impressive.

[@Kryojenix]

0:25 Edith Cowan

[@christopherpayne6228]

I should also say that they are different sizes as well so if you have a stack of notes you can easily tell if one that is different to the others has been snuck in without going through them one by one

[@paulkazzer]

In the 1990s trying to change these notes at banks was near impossible in Spain. They laughed thinking they were from a children’s game. I explained that the plastic note meant it could be used in nightclubs for naughty things without getting damp like paper notes. That convinced them and checking with the embassy in Madrid. 😂

[@dompretcloud2]

The next Australian bank note issuance will include "fragrance technology" to promote Australia and further assist the blind. Each note of a different value will be imprinted with the essence of a native flower, plant, or animal (it is rumoured that "gumtree" and "koala" will be among them). With new techniques and technologies, these essences can be implanted into the note for its entire lifespan of use (an estimated shelf life of 56 to 63 years) I am anticipating this new "smellnote" technology.

[@adrianc3743]

Unfortunately Australia is more advanced then the US with a CBDC as well......

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Yes, they are art! Sorry you can't get away from your President! 😄 Some incredible features, it's a shame to use them and a shame we cannot use this creativity into everything! 😄 The Golden Wattle is our national flower! You should look up some of the faces, and keep your eye on the exchange rates! 👍😁

[@harmony8623]

“$1 to $0.67 isn’t that bad of a difference” it is a horribly big difference 😭 If I want to exchange $100AUD I only get $67USD and on average pay 30%+ when I buy something in USD. It sucks, especially because it’s about the same for Euros and British pounds, where I want to travel most rip

[@manxdune]

I think he was working out how much it would cost him to take some home with him, so the lower the exchange rate from an australian point of view the cheaper for him.

[@brenreeves9496]

Australia has the best bank notes. This video was very informative. Thank you

[@keirrac2]

For every US dollar you convert you will get Au$1.46 so lots more spending money. Much more favourable for you.

[@WadeGregoryClark]

Hey Mate! Here’s some Aussie slag for notes: Grey Nurse (aka The Grey Ghost) but Now known as a “Avo” (Avocado)🥑 or “Granny” (Granny Smith apple) 🍏 =$100, Pineapple 🍍 =$50, Lobster 🦞 or Red-back 🕷️=$20, Heeler 🐕 or blue-tongue🦎 =$10 and Fiver, Galah 🦜 or Prawn 🦐 =$5

[@peterhoz]

G'day mate. If you visit, don't bother with cash (other than as a souvenir). Just use your visa/mastercard. I haven't used cash for about 3-4 years here in AUS.

[@Mr4dspecs]

You do need cash in a few places - asian shops in the suburbs often don’t do EFTPOS. However, in most places the paywave technology is used - so your smartphone will work for 90% of transactions.

[@XxShade_FrostxX]

It's always good to carry some money, what if something happened to the card?

[@doubledee9675]

If you don't carry some cash, how can you spend a penny?

[@_theOGtee_]

i mean i still use cash for almost everything, only use card for business expenses or online purchases. and as someone else mentioned, there are still a select few places here that only accept cash. and with cash, theres never a silly surcharge for using a card

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

Americans cards don't have tap and go chips it's very rare for them. Not as common as in Australia.

[@rockynikki5806]

U.S. has to let go of their arrogance, and learn from other countries. This is but one example that would be helpful. Changing from Imperial to Metric is another. Their getting left behind. No hate. Just saying we should learn from each other. Love the vids. Keep it up. Peace

[@pugman99]

or...maybe we had too many counterfeiters? Did I hear someone snigger 'CONVICTS?'

[@pugman99]

yes...maybe while we are at it, we could learn how to build a rocket that doesn't blow up? Blue Streak anyone?

[@c8Lorraine1]

The USA $1 equals AU$ 1.40 so the exchange rate favours people travelling TO Australia. So you won’t need as much money as you originally thought

[@Kryojenix]

Bangladesh subcontracted out their banknote manufacturing to Australia for a while ... ...but it cost them more than ৳5 to manufacture the ৳5 note! 🤣 So they had to go back to paper! It's a pity, because Bangladeshi paper banknotes really absorb a lot of dust and grime from the environment very, very quickly! Plus, to hold any value, you have to carry a lot of ৳500 and ৳1000 notes ... but if you try to buy anything from street vendors or catch a rickshaw, they don't carry enough change to break those notes down! 🤦🏽‍♂😅😂 (obviously polymer banknotes wouldn't solve that particular problem)

[@crackers562]

When you visit you probably won't use notes very often. We all use credit cards these days and US cards work okay without charging extra. Check your local bank.

[@aussieozborn4420]

Great currency security. Safe as houses. You need about 10 million of them to buy said house, but nonetheless....and being made of plastic, the powder simply washes right off

[@marycarlos4179]

The 1988 $10 note could not be used in ATM'S as they melted in the machines. When taken out of circulation, they were turned into compost bins which were sold through local councils for $10.

[@Blanchy10]

I have spent a lot of time in the USA. On more than one occasion I have been given a $1 in amongst $10s "by accident" Much prefer our coloured money.

[@malpadgett]

0.67 AUD to the USD means you get one AUD to 67¢ USD, so you get 1/3 extra for your dollar. When we go overseas, the reverse happens to we need to earn another 1/3 to buy one USD. 😳

[@rogerallen9842]

You're so damn gorgeous Joel Happy New Year hope it's kind to you and family and friends

[@alpharia]

The USA has been looking at this technology for decades but refuses to pay a licensing fee that EVERY OTHER COUNTRY pays to Australia for the usage of the technology, that we keep improving on over and over. Therefore they will not use it no matter how many problems the current paper/cotten notes cause consumers, merchants, and banks. Arrogance at its finest

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

The vid makes a mistake in saying that it's not paper, it's cotton. It's called cotton paper because it's still paper.

[@evaadams8298]

Did you just say it’s not just the Uk? Australia invented them. I know we have a tall poppy syndrome, but credit where credit is due...

[@keegsmarshall6610]

Am I the only one to be annoyed that they could have integrated those identifying bumps in the notes back when polymer banknotes were first introduced?

[@jackfrost2146]

Don't worry about coming to Australia with U.S dollars--each of your dollars will get you $1:49 over here. You got it back to front!

[@kennethmcdonald93]

Merry Christmas and a wonderful new year to you and your family, It's amazing how we Aussies In a land where everything Wants kill or maim you Had time to go and create Polymer bank notes ! Also it's not true that Aussies Like telling tourists about drop bears 🐻 ! However drop bears are real , The Australian (mint ) bank note printing facility have 200 trained drop bears as Security !

[@iancremmins4727]

that exchange rate changes all the time and it just means for $6.80 US dollars you get $10 Aus dollars so your gaining

[@shreki08]

If you fold the old 5$ note like a paper plane it shows the twin towers burning it's pretty crazy 😧 rip to the victims🕊️🖤

[@Alpha_7227]

I think the reason they skipped the 20 was the high proliferation of counterfeit 50 dollar notes.

[@Malaka-r9p]

First British polymer note was actually produced in state of Victoria Aus £5 to show the British how to produce themselves.

[@testsubject5990]

If you are coming here, note that even though exchange rate is $1 aud for $0.67 usd, everything costs more correspondingly or greater. So an item in the US cost us$5, expect same item in Australia to cost au$10.

[@egdiryellam68]

Australian postage stamps with their variety are amongst the most collectable in the world.

[@Aabergm]

Yeah, Australia is home to a great many innovations. Unfortunately, the US seems to have fallen into a rut that is common for most ascendant civilizations immediately prior to their decline. Stuck looking backwards at their "glory days" instead of thinking how things can be done better. MAGA is a perfect example of this, what was instead of what could be. edit. Colours make using it super easy, don't need to look at numbers you just need the pink one and a yellow one allows you to keep operating on power save mode which is nice.

[@iliketea9122]

4 months late but absolutely look into Sir General John Monash who appears on the $100 note. He was one of the greatest military minds during WW1 and his story is super interesting

[@Vormund]

In my line of work the $50 is the most counterfeited, so that was the priority over the $20. They have obviously been all done now since this video.

[@allanmowz]

"Always wondered why other countries did it differently than us." Put simply it's the cotton. Cotton industry and lobbying the government to block changes. It's always the lobbying... the NRA, Pharma, Cotton.

[@sixor3883]

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[@chrisgeorge4288]

Hahaha...😂😂😂 Gonna need a lot of US $ to come here. Not cheap. Not just the flight

[@alexandermenzies7610]

Kiwi here (NZ) our Bank Notes are just as impressive, made the same way but for New Zealand.

[@ch09pa]

One problem with polymer notes - static cling. They have a nasty habit of 'sticking' together, making it easier to accidentally pull more than a single note out of a till.

[@mlee6050]

I prefer cotton paper over polymer bank notes, wish UK not changed it

[@AStraya23]

They don't get wet I. The washingwashine doesn't wreck them.👍💯

[@Nicholas1994]

Hmm. I learned something new about my own currency from this video: I didn't know there was a prototype ten made like that. I've never seen one. I wonder if it was ever circulated. I kinda want one now.

[@corynugent1705]

How are you goin mate love the videos on Australia 🇦🇺 keep up the great work and happy new year 🥳

[@PhillipLWilcher]

We carry rainbows in our wallets, but depending on your spending habits, there's no guarantee you will find a pot of gold at the end!

[@stephenhoward4191]

mj the best things about our aussie money , is it looks like money , but more importantly it smells like money, a faint perfume. hell my son gave me two fresh 100 buck notes for chrissy amongst other stuff. remember , i doo a bunch of notes in your pocket , forget to take them out, put em in the washing machine ...........oops gone. now the new aussies notes , wash em no probs. plastic , well polymer , still plastic. having a full set of our beautiful notes in ur wallet is a joy to behold. if u plan to come here , u need a whole lot of cash. air fares, hotel bills , train taxis national parks tourists attractions , food , car hire , guides, in 6 months well over a 100 gran, in ur money.. this was the 'lucky country' but, alas, not any more.

[@ladylaudanum8663]

Yeah, impossible to copy really easy to launder in clubs new south wales.

[@jaredmulconry]

It's worth noting that forgery is still an issue with Australian currency, in spite of all these measures. Part of the challenge is education; you need to know what to look for to tell that a note is forged. You can find examples that have been reported online from the last few years. The clear window is one of the usual failed features, since replicating all of the effects of that window is not easy. The colour and texture of the note can often be a strong indicator, but that relies on you knowing what the correct colour and texture should be. There have been some strong attempts at forging our back notes, which is partly what led to the recent refresh of their design. I don't deal in cash much these days, so even I haven't seen all of the new designs yet. I have to mention that our new $20 note is a very distinct salmon colour. Almost offensively salmon.

[@mehere8038]

Fun fact, while there's no need to remove Aussie notes from your pockets before putting through the wash or going swimming, they can be shrunk in an oven or with an iron. Can make little miniature souvenir notes if you want to :)

[@Kryojenix]

Not needing to remove them for swimming is actually a major point that wasn't mentioned at all in the video.

[@annettewebster9678]

It's America that try's to be different to every other country. We all need to work together . America is not been first all the time in everything. .

[@antheabrouwer3258]

I love our notes. But you could probably just Tap and go with your Debit card rather than need a lot of notes f you visit.

[@richardsmith748]

We also started "The Australian Ballot: Many usa citizens state; Australia is how the UsA should have turned out.

[@dorkstain5455]

If you do visit Australia, notes are still available, but contactless via card or phone is more common, even for small value purchases. Some bars etc. won't take cash at all.

[@teamcanadarules88]

Stay away from digital currency!!! Keep cash as king...governments & corporations cannot manipulate or control cash

[@davidlang8436]

When the exchange rate is low like this it is in your favour. 30 percent more

[@timglennon6814]

Most of Europe has the Euro currency.

[@richardtravers8772]

When I was in the US it was a pain in the backside every note is the same size and crappy colour. So you have to rifle through your wallet trying to find the closest denomination note. Australian notes are different colours for the denominations so even drunk you can get the right note first time. The notes are different sizes so that blind people can also tell the notes denomination. The new ones now have braille as well.

[@soils1111]

As well as the braille feature to help sight impaired people use the notes, and of course the colour difference for each denomination, which a majority of countries use, each denomination is a different size, again helping with easier identification

[@Pretzil43]

I hated in America when you go to pay for something you have to dig thru your wallet to find the right note, in aus you can just grab the right color in a glance.

[@MarkThiele-zg3pl]

Note Printing Australia makes the polymer banknotes for several countries - including Canada. The only country where the polymer banknotes made in Australia failed as far as I'm aware is Nepal, where people have a practice of burning banknotes as offerings to idols. Apparently the polymer notes don't burn well and just turn into a sticky, smelly mass.

[@mehere8038]

They do shrink well under an iron or in an oven though, turn into miniatures of the same thing. The Gods might not like that though

[@NightHunter571]

The notes are different sizes too you you can tell what note your grabbing without looking at it, you just need to feel the size of the note, and maybe feel the braille mark if you want to be certain.

[@Alex.The.Lionnnnn]

Perhaps you should check out a video on Aussie inventions.

[@Alex.The.Lionnnnn]

Perhaps you should check out a video on Aussie inventions.

[@Kryojenix]

I didn’t realise the first polymer $10 would be limited edition, so I saved an old paper $10, but not the original polymer note! 🙁