Americans React To United Kingdom Currency Notes | UK Money

[@sampeeps3371]

They're waterproof. Leave notes in your jeans, put them through the wash and they'll be fine. They don't rip either.

[@rogoth01themasterwizard11]

oh they do rip, in fact it's most often seen from people on the lower rungs of the affluence ladder that cause these rips and tears because of how badly handled the notes get, it's shocking just how bad of a state they get into sometimes.

[@pear009]

all banknotes made of plastic are waterproof lmfao

[@madyottoyotto3055]

Do not put them on top on the pizza oven at work unless you want the smallest note ever

[@jamesswindley9599]

They melt in the wash lol

[@God_user0]

Just don’t get a 10ft battle axe to smash the note, it might rip

[@jillhobson6128]

At least you can tell UK notes apart easily which is more than be said for US notes.

[@andyt8216]

To be exact, this is specifically a Bank of England note and believe it or not banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland issue their own bank notes, even though Bank of England notes are valid throughout the UK.

[@frglee]

Three different Scottish banks presently issue banknotes, the Bank of Scotland, the Royal Bank of Scotland, and the Clydesdale Bank. £5, £10, £20, £50 and £100 notes are issued by each bank, the same sizes as the English notes, (except for the £100 note which is not issued in England) and there are older versions that are still in circulation.The 4 Bank of England banknotes also circulate in Scotland, but I think they are generally removed from circulation in Scotland when the banks get them and returned south of the border. The two banks in Northern Ireland that presently issue banknotes are Ulster Bank and Bank of Ireland, but there were four others once. The British Crown Dependencies of the Isle of Man and the Channel Isles all have their own banknotes and coins but accept British banknotes, as do the 14 British Overseas Territories.

[@andyt8216]

@@frglee are you sure there are only 2 in Northern Ireland? I was there June last year and Danske Bank also issues banknotes. It’s a strange set up when you have “Danish Bank” notes which naturally can not be used in Denmark and Bank of Ireland ones which cannot be used in the (Republic of) Ireland!

[@rusticpartyeditz]

@@andyt8216 There are 3 note issuers in Northern Ireland. Danske (the old Northern Bank), Ulster Bank (part of Nat West) and Bank of Ireland. AIB or First Trust stopped issuing notes last year. The other two stopped issuing notes in 1959 and 1968, way before my time. Danske and Bank of Ireland issue £100 notes. I haven't seen one in years (I remember seeing one in the 70s or 80s), but they do exist. Northern Ireland didn't issue bank notes for the first few years after we we set up (from 1921 to 1929). Weird. I believe any bank issuing notes had to be in existance in 1844. England still had a private bank issuing notes until 1921 and Wales stopped in 1908.

[@theSlabberingCabbage]

Exactly. And even though English notes are universally accepted in Scotland, Scottish banknotes are widely not accepted south of the border which is shameful in my opinion. Such is the disregard for anything Scottish within the uk

[@andyt8216]

@@theSlabberingCabbage Aw, well I’m not Scottish, but I kick up a fuss if they don’t accept.

[@madyottoyotto3055]

All UK notes are also different sizes like the old ones where

[@robn71]

I'm English and I didn't know half of these things about the twenty pound note, as they say you learn something new every day 👍

[@tommysellering4224]

They were talking about "Visually impaired"! NOT about Blind (the braille writing are for the blind)! That means that a colour difference would be very helpful!

[@G1NZOU]

End of next month the last of the paper notes get removed from circulation. They won't be accepted in stores but the banks will still swap them out at face value. And yeah, the paper ones used to feature slightly raised print, but the braille style dots are a new feature of the polymer notes for an added extra bit of help. For the UV light, check out the Royal Bank of Scotland notes, their UV designs are way cooler than the Bank of England ones, Mackerel and Otters with pretty UV highlights.

[@B-A-L]

How do blind Americans know which note they are using when they are the same size and how do the guide dogs know when the colour is the same?

[@gmdhargreaves]

I love the UK NOTES- xxx

[@shwill2431]

The Uk's notes always has the monarch on them and the only living person is the monarch so all the other people featured have to be dead. The currency is slowly being replaced with King Charles but the queens head is still legal tender. In Scotland they have different notes and coins to the English . A fact is that it was a Scottish guy who created the Bank of England and the Scottish banks were created by a English guy. Also in scotland four banks have slightly different notes as scotland doesn't have a central bank. The uks notes are a I owe you and is signed on the note by the governor of the bank of England in england and wales.

[@jerrybootneck1736]

The money with the queen's head on it will stay in circulation but new money will be printed with King Charles 3rd on it.

[@l3v1ckUK]

I found it strange the first time I went to the USA that you could hand over a $100 bank note in a store/restaurant and no one would care. In the UK, if you hand over a £50 note (not that you would as they're as rare as rocking horse poo) people look at you like you're a forger. The £20 note is the largest you'll see on a regular basis. My biggest problem in the States was since of the coins didn't have the value written on numerically. It took me a while to while to find out what each was worth (pre mobile internet days).

[@MissDutch2]

i like these reactions to currency videos. I honestly haven't seen money from other countries.

[@jasontempest4233]

Wait WHAT? - Fiji has a 7 dollar note? Um ok. By the way I think most of those polymer notes are made in Australia. I know Australia makes the actual Money for about 20 countries including Canada and Mexico.

[@handsolo1209]

The Fiji $7 note is obviously a commemoration of their Rugby 7s team winning the country's first ever Olympic gold medal.

[@michaelprobert4014]

Bank of England notes are printed in Basingstoke England.

[@michaelprobert4014]

@@joandsarah77 Yes, indeed.

[@jasoncallow860]

The irony is that an increasing number of shops in the UK don't accept cash, everything is electronic either phone app, contactless card or chip n pin. I haven't used cash for at least 5 years. Even some cities, esp London, street buskers will have card readers rather than expecting cash as a tip.

[@stewedfishproductions9554]

Equally, many shops have signs saying CASH ONLY !!! 😂😂😂

[@Paul-hl8yg]

The British Pound (£) is the oldest currency in the World. 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@Kit_Bear]

Still in use

[@stewedfishproductions9554]

As is the Worlds first postage stamp... the Penny Black - UK stamps are the ONLY stamps in the world that do not have the country name on them (just the Queens & now the King's head !). Although a Penny Black stamp can cost over £100,000, they are NOT rare and you could buy one for as little as £400 (so don't get conned as many people have paid way over the face value because of ignorance). 😂

[@peterbrazier7107]

I used to live in Margate, from birth in 1958 until 2005, Margate Lighthouse has a red light not a white one.

[@panchomcsporran2083]

The Scottish £5 has a poem when viewed under UV, and we also have £100 notes.

[@grahamboffey457]

Notes are different sizes. Netherlands have been doing this for decades.

[@johnsimmons5951]

Two features not mentioned: #1 is that the serial number of the note is printed twice but in different orientations. #2 Also, if you managed to circumvent the “Orion constellation” feature and photocopy the note, all notes use. Colours that photocopiers cannot reproduce. All BoE notes have the copy-write symbol on them, so you know that you shouldn’t copy the notes.

[@johnsimmons5951]

The plastic notes can be used to play vinyl records.

[@ianbrook7793]

It took an Aussie to think of it then get the job done.Now theres quite a few countries following us.

[@BeckyPoleninja]

Also have Braille on them to help the blind know which note is which. Yes they are different sizes

[@jgmlonek]

Watch out for the new notes with King Charles III from next month onwards….same design with just his portrait substituted for his mother’s!

[@charliew4823]

Miles how could you ever be boring if you were I'm buggered if I'd still be following you and Phez after all this time on this channel.

[@welshpete12]

The 5 Pound note is approximately 4 and 9/10 inches wide or 12.5 cm . And the 10 Pound note 5 and 2/10 inches or 13.2 cm wide. Sorry I don't have a 20 Pound note to measure at the moment . When her Majesty dies new notes will be issued . But the old ones that we have now will still be in circulation for some time . Something that American may like to know . The face on the coins of Charles will face the other way . This is tradition that has gone on for several hundred years .

[@javierhillier4252]

you should definitely keep checking this out there really good

[@archiebald4717]

UK notes are not the same size. US notes are the easiest to get confused with. Same colours, same size.

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

The notes and coins will change to Charles next year. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@madyottoyotto3055]

All currency will have a transition to the kings portrait I do not know if this will be the case for the rest of the Empire

[@stewedfishproductions9554]

35 countries (I.e. Canada, Fiji or New Zealand) are 'slowly' changing their currencies to King Charles III

[@jackiehaigh3401]

There was an outcry when the new £5 came out as the transparent areas weren't vegan friendly. Don't know if this is still an issue.

[@chrisbodum3621]

No, not really an issue, they are still made from hedgehog hide coated in resin. I mean, c'mon, how else would you get a transparent area without resorting to plastics ?

[@Albanach-je1nk]

Do you two realise these are English notes Scotland, Northern Ireland, Mann and all the channel Islands their own. You may be surprised to know these are all parts of the U.K. Just don't tell England

[@venkataramansomasundaram5905]

All American dollar notes , sorry, bills as Americans call them look very cheap, printed in a hand press using 1800 technology

[@stewedfishproductions9554]

With the COLOUR of their bills being as boring as their spelling... Blame Noah Webster for 'plow' instead of plough, 'draft' instead of draught or 'curb' in place of kerb (Although in English we use BOTH for different meanings! LOL). 😂😂😂

[@al6491]

Another great Australian invention!

[@cloverite]

I love Australian notes, it sad but one of my favourite things when visiting Australia

[@hankstaines6568]

By Australian do you mean pseudo British?

[@LukeRustell]

Rest in peace the queen of England

[@livestocknetwork320]

Believe it or not these 'unforgable' polymer notes have already been forged...

[@chrisbodum3621]

That's what the cashier said, almost word for word when I expressed surprise at her checking the £20 note I handed her. She still let it go though.

[@martinburke362]

So it's like what your saying that the British have banknotes🤪🤪🤪gee i never noo that🤔🤔🤔

[@thegroovetube3247]

No, they have the world's best bank notes. Waterproof, unrippable, most anti-forgery features.

[@OMG-pz9qv]

🇲🇾💓🇬🇧

[@martinfinn674]

Australia invented the plastic bank note.

[@jasontempest4233]

I'm pretty sure Australia makes most, if not all the plastic currency around the world. It was about 20 countries last time I looked including Canada and Mexico.

[@triarb5790]

And we make notes for the other countries that use Polymer too.

[@leviavon4407]

Fun fact. Australia gets Cadbury chocolate 1 year before most people in the world.

[@martinfinn674]

Did someone say chocolate? Yum!

[@leviavon4407]

@SlingShot different types of chocolate bar like oreo one im waiting for still

[@roslynjonsson2383]

Not quite sure why, but it seems the artists that worked on our Australian notes, are far more talented at telling a story with pictures, and are far more generally artistic. Our Aussie notes haven't even come close to being beaten by another country yet.

[@paulbromley6687]

Ripper!

[@weepair2]

These 2 goons are ultra boring

[@martinfinn674]

Saint Edwards crown is FREEMASONRY!

[@pureholy]

OMG- it was made in 1661 and is a copy of the original which was at least 500 years old when it was destroyed in 1649.

[@stewedfishproductions9554]

You REALLY are quite dumb if you believe that? I DO hope you were trying to be funny? 😅😅😅

[@jennimcdonald7115]

Would love to have a look at the £50 note. Thanks mate 🇭🇲🫂💜

[@andrewsims4123]

are you sure your microphones are big enough ? 😆