Rob Reacts to... Secrets of the Australian Dollar

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[@RobReacts1]

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[@jamesgreenshade6065]

Big ben is the bell not the clock

[@RobReacts1]

@@jamesgreenshade6065 my point was the tower is not big Ben, it's the Elizabeth tower.

[@steveberkery6128]

@@RobReacts1 C'mon mate! React to the Aussies, not the local pedants... LOL!

[@steveberkery6128]

Humblebrag alert! There's an interesting thread on Sir John Monash (Mr $100) below, if you choose to scroll down...

[@vortex925]

Rob the beards looking nice and thick but you need to shorten it up a little its starting to looking like your growing a beard because you can't ontop. As for our notes your only seeing 1 side in this video as both side are different on each note, I'll admit I didn't take aussie notes as anything special until I found out basically the rest of the world was some generic note ie size, feel difference for the blind and different colours for the low vision.

[@Zed063]

Edith Cowan was Western Australian and held the seat of West Perth. The fun fact is the person she defeated was Attorney General Thomas Draper, the MP that introduced the bill that allowed her to stand for election in the first place.

[@terben7339]

I think that Rob has conflated the stories of Edith Cowan, the first woman member of Federal Parliament and Catherine Helen Spence, from SA, who campaigned for women's suffrage and eventually saw that achieved in 1894.

[@cgkennedy]

We went to decimal currency on 14 February 1966, so the Queen probably looked close to that image. Her image aged as she did, in subsequent iterations of the design.

[@davidjones992]

I rarely have cash anymore, we use our bank or credit card virtually everywhere. Supermarket, shops, pub even market stalls have the technology to accept card payments it’s not difficult nowadays. I believe some countries such as Sweden it’s difficult to use cash as most places won’t accept it, I could be wrong on that.

[@melissabarrett9750]

Looking forward to the barcode credit chip implant are we? Cashless is dystopian.

[@andrewhall9175]

Glasgow 2017 and a curry house owner handed me a £5 polymer note assuming that I, an Australian, would be amazed at this cutting edge technology. Until I whipped out a full set of Aussie notes. I am curious about British currency and why it seems that multiple notes for the same value are available…some with a bank’s name on them. I find that different system that you seem to have in Britain intriguing.

[@HMAP792]

The reason why they skipped the 20 and went straight to the 50 was due to a huge amount of counterfeit 50s around they ended up doing a complete removal of the old 50s due to how many were counterfeit and how hard it was to know quickly if it was a counterfeit or not.

[@bshaw8175]

oh wow that makes sense.

[@andrewstewart01]

They were counterfeit by a group who worked for the company that prints the notes. I was working at a bank when they first notified us of it. The only way to tell is if you have 2 notes with the same serial number next to each other.

[@gumpcs]

@@andrewstewart01 damn that’s kinda scary someone could do that

[@ChuckyMcNubbin72]

​@andrewstewart01 that's a myth that they were being counterfeited by a group of people who worked for NPA. It was debunked years ago.

[@ChuckyMcNubbin72]

There are still millions of the old design polymer $50 notes still in circulation. We get them on a daily basis at the supermarket I work at.

[@ryan_r849]

Hey Rob, the tactile feature for vision impaired is the raised dot(s). 1,2,3,4,5 raised dots for the 5/10/20/50/100 respectively. This video didn't mention, but the denominations also vary in physical size, 5 being the smallest, 100 the largest note. This was a 'tactile' feature of the old series. The old series is still very common in circulation due to the life span, and the mint won't release more new series until the old are destroyed. i.e. one old $20 out means one new can be released.

[@eclecticapoetica]

Banjo Paterson (1864-1941) was Australia’s most famous poet in the 19th and early 20th century. Penned ‘The Man From Snowy River’, ‘Waltzing Matilda’, ‘Clancy of the Overflow’, Mulga Bill’s Bicycle’ and so much more, much of it humorous. Great stuff! He was also a lawyer.

[@davidwaining1032]

I had written him a letter which I had, for want of better Knowledge, sent to where I met him down the Lachlan, years ago, He was shearing when I knew him, so I sent the letter to him, Just ‘on spec’, addressed as follows, ‘Clancy, of The Overflow’. And an answer came directed in a writing unexpected, (And I think the same was written with a thumb-nail dipped in tar) ‘Twas his shearing mate who wrote it, and verbatim I will quote it: ‘Clancy’s gone to Queensland droving, and we don’t know where he are.’ . . . . . In my wild erratic fancy visions come to me of Clancy Gone a-droving ‘down the Cooper’ where the Western drovers go; As the stock are slowly stringing, Clancy rides behind them singing, For the drover’s life has pleasures that the townsfolk never know. And the bush hath friends to meet him, and their kindly voices greet him In the murmur of the breezes and the river on its bars, And he sees the vision splendid of the sunlit plains extended, And at night the wond’rous glory of the everlasting stars. . . . . . I am sitting in my dingy little office, where a stingy Ray of sunlight struggles feebly down between the houses tall, And the foetid air and gritty of the dusty, dirty city Through the open window floating, spreads its foulness over all And in place of lowing cattle, I can hear the fiendish rattle Of the tramways and the ‘buses making hurry down the street, And the language uninviting of the gutter children fighting, Comes fitfully and faintly through the ceaseless tramp of feet. And the hurrying people daunt me, and their pallid faces haunt me As they shoulder one another in their rush and nervous haste, With their eager eyes and greedy, and their stunted forms and weedy, For townsfolk have no time to grow, they have no time to waste. And I somehow rather fancy that I’d like to change with Clancy, Like to take a turn at droving where the seasons come and go, While he faced the round eternal of the cash-book and the journal- But I doubt he’d suit the office, Clancy, of ‘The Overflow’.

[@janetmitchell9980]

@@davidwaining1032 “And he sees the vision splendid of the sunlit plains extended, And at night the wond’rous glory of the everlasting stars” My favourite of all

[@datwistyman]

Surprisingly you didn't mention the old blue ten had the man from snowy River in small print

[@AB-zf6by]

A Bush Christening is my favourite. Tells the story of a boy who thinks getting christened means getting branded so he runs away and hides. "... if the man in the frock made him one of the flock, it must mean something very like branding." Followed closely by The Man from Ironbark about a man from the bush who visits the city and goes to a barber shop to have his beard shaved. And Saltbush Bill, a drover who let his sheep spread to eat the lush grass of a station they were passing through. The station's jackaroo tried to herd them back onto the barren track so Bill picked a fight with him that he kept going all day, allowing the flock to again spread and graze, then Bill gave up and let the jackaroo win. "... And Saltbush Bill, on the Overland, will many a time recite , How the best day's work that he ever did was the day that he lost the fight."

[@dennis12dec]

The first lines of the poem appears in Microprint on the Australian $10 banknote can be seen using a magnifying glass.

[@michellewatson4843]

He didn’t mention it, but Aussie banknote denominations are also slightly different lengths. The $5 is the smallest at 65mm by 130mm, the largest is the $100 at 65mm by 158mm.

[@vampyresgraveyard3307]

That because it helps blind people to know which note is which

[@bshaw8175]

NOT ONLY THAT, but i think that they are slightly different thinkness

[@mjustjeanette7026]

Beat me to it... Australian notes (and coins) are all tactility different mak8ng them distinguishable to people with impaired vision.

[@locohombreau]

and the $1 coin is larger than the $2 coin

[@ianmontgomery7534]

@@vampyresgraveyard3307 and they have braille on them too.

[@dylanshadowstar9779]

Fun fact: one of the reasons we have a kangaroo and EMU on our coat of arms, if because both those animals cannot walk backwards. So it's symbolises moving forward while showing two Aussie animals

[@sheerluckholmes5468]

Yeah, we don't need our animals to walk backwards, we have an entire government to do that.

[@shooterdownunder]

I thought it was because they lost a war with the emus 😂

[@WatchingDude]

What you may have missed from the video is that it took the royal mint from 1968 through 1988 to perfect the technology about 20 years. Now it is either licenced to other countries or Australia prints the money for other countries.

[@michaellivesey4354]

Have a squiz.. the 1st mass production plastic made for $10 note was in my plant..I.C.I , Matraville , Australia ( LFX 16 ) to be exact...late 80's early 90s...

[@punkybrewster7667]

Minor corrections, 1st the Royal mint doesn't print notes & never has. It was the Note Printing Branch & later Note Printing Aust who does. 2nd, the polymer or substrate wasn't introduced until the late 80's. The polymer technology wasn't been considered in the late 60's or early to mid 70's.

[@kenchristie9214]

The Polymer note research was by the CSIRO, which is responsible for many of Australia's greatest inventions.

[@ChuckyMcNubbin72]

The Royal Mint has nothing whatsoever to do with printing Australian banknotes let alone banknotes of the UK. The Royal Mint makes coins only and none for Australia since 1965. Even then, they only struck 20c coins in 1965 for Australia.

[@edwardt1941]

Makes it easy to see the note in your wallet. Don't know how the US people cope with all notes looking the same.

[@shayneramsay1388]

All of the polymer bank notes are actually produced for their country by Australia and if I remember correctly our CSIRO still holds the patent world wide for these notes, we are producing them for 19 countries currently.

[@grahamejohn6847]

Sir John Monash was one of the 1WWs best generals if not the best so that needed a correction lol . He is worth a look if you get a chance

[@kooltom4]

It's because we're a nation of too many drunks, prone to drunkenly throwing clothes into the washing machine with money in the pockets, too pissed to realise. Polymer banknotes survive pissed washing activities very well. The rum colony & legacy of heavy drinking is the real genesis of polymer notes imo. So glad to pull an intact $50 from my jeans despite my banging hangover.

[@jennyjorgensen2155]

Unfortunately the notes don't stay in my possession long enough for me to appreciate their beauty.

[@melissabarrett9750]

You're missing out.

[@michaelfink64]

Hi Rob, Big Ben refers to the large bell in Elizabeth Tower, rather than the clock. Australia has printed polymer bank notes for 19 countries.

[@gloriamureau9542]

Rob. I THINK. Wisto.nAnd. The. Queen. The. Story. When. She. Became. The. Queen. He. Was. Her. First. Prime. Minister.

[@margi9103]

My brother-in-law worked for the Reserve Bank many years ago. He said when the polymer notes are taken out of circulation due to damage etc they are recycled into black compost bins and similar items.

[@waynej747]

Big Ben is the name of the largest bell in the Elizabeth tower. The new $50 note was released with a spelling error in the micro text on the Edith Cowan side of the note (“responsibilty” instead of “responsibility”). The error was only discovered after millions of dollars worth had been printed and put into circulation. So whilst they have now corrected the mistake, the erroneous notes are still in circulation with no plans to officially recall them. Also, you can use polymer banknotes as a stylus on a record. Get yourself a crisp new note and lightly touch the corner onto a spinning record, the music will vibrate up though the note. It may not be the best sounding audio you’ve ever heard, but a great party trick nonetheless!

[@RobReacts1]

My point was that a lot of people think big ben is the actual tower.

[@WatchingDude]

In the 1980s the Mabo land rights case was very much in the minds of Australians. So reconciliation was very much at the forefront of the minds of the designers for the first $10 note even though the Reconciliation effort at the time left a lot to be desired.

[@alexgray2042]

I got that vibe too

[@matthewbrown6163]

1988 I was in Hawaii & broke. I had taken those Bicentennial Notes to try & flog them for a profit. I ended up taking them to the bank of Hawaii to exchange them. I got 90c / USD & the teller had to call the bank manager to verify them LOL. You can feel & see the Braille raised dots for the blind that helps them to buy stuff with the right note. Many countries use these Polymer notes now & there has been a huge reduction in counterfeiting as a result. Also the life span of notes has increased two - ten fold.

[@mikecassap]

It’s time Rob for you and Charlie to have a good look of what Australia has to offer when you come down in September. This is what your getting yourself in for.

[@mikecassap]

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[@melissabarrett9750]

I hope you have a really awesome time downunder, Rob and Charlie. Most people from overseas are astonished by the size of the place and how developed the cities are as well as the ability to get anything. Foods from all over the world, fine fashion, five star hotels and good infrastructure in most places, except the outback which can take 18 hours of non-stop travel to get to from the coast.

[@mathewkelly9968]

The mighty Dollaridoo

[@grantvanmierlo5097]

to rob my name is grant i am a retired boilermaker and certified welder . i was employed.on.the job.for instalation.and fabrication. of polymer extruder and piping. it was a good job ,but it might interest you know the engineers were from the centre of england they said to me it was called the lakeland . a lot of the material also came from england . the techknowledgy might have been english also. but they were bloody good blokes and good to work alongside yours sincerely from grant c/o townsville north queensland australia.

[@bshorrock69]

The great thing - 80% of the Aussie population lives in coastal areas - you swim with it at the beach and then can buy a beer at the pub later without your notes disintegrating...

[@skullandcrossbones65]

G'day Rob Look at the notes with a magnifying glass to see if it has micro print on it.

[@jimr4354]

Spot on Rob. They are works of Art. We take them for granted. The other aspect is they are all different sizes too. The $1 and $2 notes were phased out in the mid 80's and around the same time 1c and 2c coins stopped production. 5c remains and all amounts are rounded down or up to the nearest 5c. $10.02c is rounded down to $10 and $10.03 rounded up to $10.05. The old 1c and 2c pieces were dull brown and strangely enough the $1 coin is larger than the $2, both gold in colour. The $50's were replaced first due to counterfeiting as mentioned as a lot of cash transactions were done in drug deals. Compared to your notes, well...put in this way, they look like they've been through the wash a few 100 times... $A's are good souvenirs though we prefer if you spend them. 1 thing in your favour is your currency is always going to get good value in Australia. Currently 1 pound buys $A1.75.

[@BD-yl5mh]

It might be kind of interesting to learn about the people on our notes. Maybe I’ll find a video that does that for you to react to and link it to you( typing with broken hand, otherwise more detail)

[@LlamaHannah]

I'd choose the Australian bank notes as an Aussie but if i had to have a UK Bank note would be the 10 because I love Jane Austen.

[@mdee8784]

The current artwork seen in Australian passports is out of this world too!

[@SalisburyKarateClub]

Prefer the Aussie money, your's looks washed out

[@niejo3845]

Our $5 note still has Her Majesty on one side. Our most recent banknotes are absolutely wonderful very colourful and glorious artwork. They are also full of history.

[@geoffmerritt]

The paper version of the $10 was minus the Queen too

[@niejo3845]

@@geoffmerritt As far as Australian bank notes go - The monarch's image was only on the £1 note then when decimal currency came in to being HM's image was placed on the $5 note only.

[@dennis12dec]

The Queen's portrait also appears on the New Zealand and Canadian $20 polymer banknotes.

[@whiteswanlilly4119]

I love that our bank notes are different colours, and also that they can go through the washing machine and still be fine.

[@TheLyds01]

We have the Queen on $5 note, because we did away with the $1 and $2 notes

[@jennybowd2962]

Banjo Paterson is an Australian bush poet one of his most famous poems is the Man from Snowy River

[@robynmurray7421]

Sir John Monash is an interesting character. He planned and directed key battles in World War I which are credited with turning the tide of the war in favour of the British. He changed the way warfare was conducted, for instance by having soldiers advance behind tanks, instead of in front of them. He was also the last person to be knighted by the king in the field of battle. Sadly, he did not always get the recognition or promotion he deserved, possibly because he was Jewish. After the war, he dedicated himself to the well being of returned soldiers.

[@steveberkery6128]

Arguably the greatest ever Australian in our short history. He was appointed head of the newly united Australian forces on the Western Front, and became a key tactical architect of the final push to Allied victory. Unsurprsingly (in hindsight), Rupert Murdoch's father, Sir Keith Murdoch, opposed his promotion on the basis that the Jewish were self-promoters of little substance. He remains the last general of any Commonwealth nation to be knighted in the field. As well as being an advocate for returned servicemen, he returned to Australia to become the head of Victoria's State Electricity Commission and eventually Vice Chancellor of the University of Melbourne. In Victoria, he has a university, a federal electorate, a local council, a freeway and a hospital all named in his honour. Nuff said...

[@steveberkery6128]

He died in 1931, and his state funeral included an estimated 300,000 mourners. Melbourne's population at that time, at the height of the depression, was around 1 million...

[@petercrispin2129]

If you want to know about Australian history; read "The Loaded Dog" by Henry Lawson. This story epitomises Australian outback culture, along with "Clancy of the Overflow" "The Man from Ironbark" and "The Man from Snowy River".

[@Grayhouse67]

Here in Australia, the regulation for our currency state the Queens image must appear on our lowest value note. When paper notes this was the 1 Dollars, as with had 1 and 2 dollar notes. With the shift to polymer we phased in 1 and 2 dollar coins with 5 Dollar note now being the lowest. All other notes can have what ever design on either side.

[@ChuckyMcNubbin72]

The currency act doesn't state that at all. It refers to coins carrying the portrait effigy of the head of state, who happens to be the Queen of England, and now the King of England. That's why King Charies III will not be on the new, yet to be released $5.

[@blueycarlton]

The Queen was only on the $1 note on one side, the reverse had indigenous art. When the $1 became a coin, the Queen was moved to the $5 note. Can't recall who was on the reverse, Caroline Chisholm? You should check out some of our $2 coins, they are coloured, I think that process may have been a Canadian invention.

[@The_Last_Ninja]

Caroline Chisholm and Sir Joseph Banks were on the original paper note and Parliament House is on the reverse of the Polymer note. I think the $5 note has had the most changes over the years, who can keep up 😱

[@rongt859]

The Australian mint also makes the plastic notes for other countries in South East Asia

[@ChuckyMcNubbin72]

The Royal Australian Mint does not make notes at all. Note Printing Australia prints notes. The Royal Australian Mint only strikes coins. The RAM can not legally print notes.

[@kazdean]

I'd prefer the UK pound, they are worth more than the Aussie dollar.

[@blueycarlton]

The Australian dollar was orginally our 10 shilling note, half a pound. A lot easier to convert 120 pence into 100 cents than he Brits when they converted 240 pence into 100 new pence. They had to have a half new pence coin, where we made the threepence into a 2c coin, sixpence into 5 cent coin, shilling into 10 cent coin, 2 shilling into 20 cent coin. Then we introduced a 50 cent coin, then the notes. Later we got rid of the 1cent and 2 cent coins. Once upon a time 2 Australian dollars equalled 1 UK pound, now check out the exchange rate..

[@Matthew_Scan]

Valentine’s Day 1966 Australia went from pounds to dollars

[@bernadettelanders7306]

I still remember the song with the date in the song

[@Rhymester2113]

Hi Rob. When the very first new plastic $10 note came out in 1988. The widow on the note that had the Captain Cook image in it, could be rubbed out by rubbing a coin on it. Like a scratchy. The government recalled the note back. Before fixing the problem and releasing it again. If anyone has any of the very original new plastic $10 note that were recalled back. Its worth about $10,000 now. I did have some when it first came out and I remember rubbing out the window. I wish I kept some.

[@ChuckyMcNubbin72]

Not worth $10,000 even for a first prefix of the first release. Slabbed and graded, a couple of thousand maybe, but definitely not $10k.

[@kenw1248]

The one dollar note, which replaced the ten shilling note, was introduced in the later half of the 1960s

[@RobReacts1]

Why would you need a one dollar note though

[@kenw1248]

@@RobReacts1 The $1.00 note has gone into history having been replaced by a coin some decades ago

[@melissabarrett9750]

@@RobReacts1 Back in the 60s, 70s and 80s there were still lots of things you could buy for less than a dollar. Also, if an item cost, for example $78 dollars, you needed to extra dollar, otherwise you would have to round the price down to $77 or up to $79 with two $2 notes to add to the five and the larger value notes.

[@johnwhear9600]

The queen is also still on the obverse of all our coins (+ the $5 note as others have said). There was a youtube vid out showing someone using the corner of a polymer note as the needle to play a record.

[@melissabarrett9750]

Look at the coins going back to 1966 when we had the introduction of decimal currency and the 1976, she's the same, maybe even by 1986, but by 1996, she's clearly much older and the ones from about 2006 onwards, she's somewhat more like she looks now.

[@ChuckyMcNubbin72]

Australian paper notes are cotton and linen in a 60/40 mix. Australia is NOT the first country to introduce polymer banknotes. Look up Costa Rica, Haiti and the Isle of Man in regards to polymer banknotes. Australia is the first country to have a SUCCESSFUL polymer banknote in circulation. Costa Rica and Haiti had polymer banknotes before Australia but their polymer(tyvek) banknotes degraded quickly in circulation.

[@mdee8784]

Invented by Australian scientist Professor David Solomon

[@petergreenham7235]

Big Ben is the bell!

[@WatchingDude]

I knew somebody must have already said this.

[@michaelmayo9048]

I will swap you my Australian100 dollar notes for your 100 pound notes.. ..as many as you like..

[@johnedwards7899]

A. B. (Banjo) Patterson: Waltzing Mathilda.& The Man From Snowy River.

[@forgivemenot1]

I prefer the UK notes.... Given the rate of exchange I would make a profit!

[@bigred8438]

You should look up the production process for making them is absolutely bizarre.

[@aussiebornandbred]

@1.45,,,,I've never seen that 10 dollar note in circulation lol

[@juliequiney4078]

Hi Rob, watch the movie Man From Snowy River based on Banjo Patterson’s poem

[@jackson857]

I can't believe you don't know who Banjo Paterson is. The man from Snowy River is iconic!

[@markdunstan1031]

And, they're all exactly the same height, but starting from the $5 note, (the only one with the queen), they each get 5mm longer. Also, the nickname for the 50 is a "pineapple".....)

[@jenniferharrison8915]

They are special and beautiful, it's unfortunate that during Covid cash was hardly used or accepted! 😳 Nice reminder, thank you. 👍

[@DPG-Guitar]

I guess I've gotten a bit blasé about them given they have been around for 30 years now but seeing this reminds me of how much of a pioneering technology they were, and still are. Regarding the colours, I was over in the USA back in 1991, and when paying for petrol at a servo, the attendant noticed the colours of the Aussie bank notes I still had in my wallet and asked about them. He thought the different colours for each denomination a bit odd.

[@Sydneysider1310]

If it's not completely Americanised, Americans' default position is; that's odd.

[@DaveWhoa]

@@Sydneysider1310 thats mainly why America refuses to switch to metric - everyone else uses it

[@Sydneysider1310]

@@DaveWhoa Probably.

[@stuwhiteman3810]

Banjo Paterson on the new $10 note wrote Waltzing Matilda, Clancy of the Overflow and The Man from Snowy River among others in the late 1800's. Born in Orange far west NSW in 1864 and died Sydney early February 1941, Aussie Legend! Christina Macpherson who was actually a British subject wrote the music for Waltzing Matilda. Born June 1864 died Melbourne late March 1936. She too should be on the money with Banjo, she wrote the music I mean WTF? If it wasn't for these two people Australia would not have it's unofficial National Anthem.

[@aussieragdoll4840]

The $20 has the Reverend John Flynn, a Presbyterian minister who worked in the outback and created what became the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) which still exists today. The reverse has Mary Reibey, who arrived as a convict, but became a successful business woman.

[@irene3085]

The lower has Her Highness. Always. Is this like other stuff on KZbin getting rehashed?

[@chrisgeorge4288]

I remember when the first 5 came out and $1 went to coin in 1984 and the $2 in 1988. Love the notes. Although when I went to America and changed a heap of money into US$ I remembered that smell. You take the good with the bad lol

[@sandrarobinson3266]

Example of how one of those Pommy Notes would look if an Aussie was in charge of Design, Would expect Cliffs of Dover, Small Ships returning from Dunkirk, with Sea Birds, if going to put Churchill on Bank Note add a bit of Flair, Spanish Armada, Drake with his other achievement, Should also showcase Scottish and Irish person.

[@RoyHolder]

Australian dollar was introduced in 1966, Queen was young at that time. We still have the Queen on the coins.

[@mareky1234]

G’day Rob. On a related matter. Here’s another video you might find interesting. For some reason it doesn’t show the 1 & 2 cent coins (probably due to them not having a pre decimal equivalent, is my own best guess). If I understand this correctly, you Poms have now decimalised your Pounds money. Same name but now in decimal. I vaguely remember hearing about “old pence” and new pence” and the difference between the two etc. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4u3loqCdpZ_d9U P.S. The tune is to the old Bush Song “ Click goes the Shears”. They also made a movie about the most famous poem Banjo Patterson wrote “ The Man from Snowy River”. And It’s pretty dam close,

[@davidcarter4247]

Women had the right to vote from the first day Australia ceased to be a colony, January 1, 1901. Most of the colonies that made up Australia had already given women the right to vote as had colonial New Zealand.That was before any country in Europe, the US and the UK. Equally as unusual Edith Cowan, a West Australian, was not from a left-wing party. She belonged to a party that eventually became the Liberals, which is the right side of Australian politics.

[@aussieragdoll4840]

Look up The Man from Snowy River. A great poem written by Banjo Patterson. The best version spoken was Leonard Teal, but it is hard to find.

[@rowanbrecknell4021]

14:45 the old grey note used to have Sir Douglas Morson. and explorer in the Antarctic.

[@sopwithpuppy]

OK. Do you have an Australian banknote in front of you? If you roll it into a (lengthwise) cigar type cylinder, the very very fine lines all PERFECTLY match up at the edges. It doesn't matter which way you roll it (whichever side is face up or face down), it always matches up perfectly. It doesn't matter which note, they ALL line up perfectly, every denomination note. OK, now try to roll it again so it forms a cylinder with both short sides. They also line up perfectly, although the lines are very fine. The colors also match up, if the note is mostly blue in color, they have bits of green etc. the colors match up perfectly. That is true for every Australian polymer note. Roll them and the colors and lines match up, whichever way you roll it, lengthwise or sideways, whichever side is up or down, whichever denomination you have. Bloody brilliant.

[@stevesymonds7724]

You say of the first plastic note "they moved away from the Queen". That is not the case. In Australia, the Queen's image appears on the lowest denomination note only. When decimal currency came in, in 1966, that was the $1 note which replaced the 10/- note. The $1 note was replaced by a coin in 1984 and the $2 note should have carried the image of the Queen but that didn't happen as the $2 note was replaced by a coin in 1988 so the $5 note carries the Queen's image. The $10 has never been the lowest denomination note so it never had the Queen's image.

[@rowanbrecknell4021]

9:34 only problem I have with the wallet is the folding. In Australia we just do rolled and stacked.

[@RobB-vz2vo]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ The $100 note has Sir John Monash on it who has some quite interesting history. In 1918 King George V knighted Monash on the battlefield outside Villers-Bretonneux, France for his role in the Battle of Hamel Hill. The significance of what he did was not lost on the King which is why that was the first time in 200 years that a British monarch had knighted a commander on the battlefield and he is still the last person to be knighted on the battlefield.

[@mathewkelly9968]

No Rob the first 10 dollar plastic note had a clear message ........ ownership changed

[@michealbohmer2871]

The Man From Snowy River by A.B. "Banjo" Paterson. First appeared in The Bulletin, 26th of April 1890. There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around That the colt from old Regret had got away, And had joined the wild bush horses - he was worth a thousand pound, So all the cracks had gathered to the fray. All the tried and noted riders from the stations near and far Had mustered at the homestead overnight, For the bushmen love hard riding where the wild bush horses are, And the stockhorse snuffs the battle with delight. There was Harrison, who made his pile when Pardon won the cup, The old man with his hair as white as snow; But few could ride beside him when his blood was fairly up - He would go wherever horse and man could go. And Clancy of the Overflow came down to lend a hand, No better horseman ever held the reins; For never horse could throw him while the saddle girths would stand, He learnt to ride while droving on the plains. And one was there, a stripling on a small and weedy beast, He was something like a racehorse undersized, With a touch of Timor pony - three parts thoroughbred at least - And such as are by mountain horsemen prized. He was hard and tough and wiry - just the sort that won't say die - There was courage in his quick impatient tread; And he bore the badge of gameness in his bright and fiery eye, And the proud and lofty carriage of his head. But still so slight and weedy, one would doubt his power to stay, And the old man said, "That horse will never do For a long a tiring gallop - lad, you'd better stop away, Those hills are far too rough for such as you." So he waited sad and wistful - only Clancy stood his friend - "I think we ought to let him come," he said; "I warrant he'll be with us when he's wanted at the end, For both his horse and he are mountain bred. "He hails from Snowy River, up by Kosciusko's side, Where the hills are twice as steep and twice as rough, Where a horse's hoofs strike firelight from the flint stones every stride, The man that holds his own is good enough. And the Snowy River riders on the mountains make their home, Where the river runs those giant hills between; I have seen full many horsemen since I first commenced to roam, But nowhere yet such horsemen have I seen." So he went - they found the horses by the big mimosa clump - They raced away towards the mountain's brow, And the old man gave his orders, "Boys, go at them from the jump, No use to try for fancy riding now. And, Clancy, you must wheel them, try and wheel them to the right. Ride boldly, lad, and never fear the spills, For never yet was rider that could keep the mob in sight, If once they gain the shelter of those hills." So Clancy rode to wheel them - he was racing on the wing Where the best and boldest riders take their place, And he raced his stockhorse past them, and he made the ranges ring With the stockwhip, as he met them face to face. Then they halted for a moment, while he swung the dreaded lash, But they saw their well-loved mountain full in view, And they charged beneath the stockwhip with a sharp and sudden dash, And off into the mountain scrub they flew. Then fast the horsemen followed, where the gorges deep and black Resounded to the thunder of their tread, And the stockwhips woke the echoes, and they fiercely answered back From cliffs and crags that beetled overhead. And upward, ever upward, the wild horses held their way, Where mountain ash and kurrajong grew wide; And the old man muttered fiercely, "We may bid the mob good day, No man can hold them down the other side." When they reached the mountain's summit, even Clancy took a pull, It well might make the boldest hold their breath, The wild hop scrub grew thickly, and the hidden ground was full Of wombat holes, and any slip was death. But the man from Snowy River let the pony have his head, And he swung his stockwhip round and gave a cheer, And he raced him down the mountain like a torrent down its bed, While the others stood and watched in very fear. He sent the flint stones flying, but the pony kept his feet, He cleared the fallen timber in his stride, And the man from Snowy River never shifted in his seat - It was grand to see that mountain horseman ride. Through the stringybarks and saplings, on the rough and broken ground, Down the hillside at a racing pace he went; And he never drew the bridle till he landed safe and sound, At the bottom of that terrible descent. He was right among the horses as they climbed the further hill, And the watchers on the mountain standing mute, Saw him ply the stockwhip fiercely, he was right among them still, As he raced across the clearing in pursuit. Then they lost him for a moment, where two mountain gullies met In the ranges, but a final glimpse reveals On a dim and distant hillside the wild horses racing yet, With the man from Snowy River at their heels. And he ran them single-handed till their sides were white with foam. He followed like a bloodhound on their track, Till they halted cowed and beaten, then he turned their heads for home, And alone and unassisted brought them back. But his hardy mountain pony he could scarcely raise a trot, He was blood from hip to shoulder from the spur; But his pluck was still undaunted, and his courage fiery hot, For never yet was mountain horse a cur. And down by Kosciusko, where the pine-clad ridges raise Their torn and rugged battlements on high, Where the air is clear as crystal, and the white stars fairly blaze At midnight in the cold and frosty sky, And where around The Overflow the reed beds sweep and sway To the breezes, and the rolling plains are wide, The man from Snowy River is a household word today, And the stockmen tell the story of his ride.

[@mandoperthstacker]

I'll always remember the first new new $100 pristine condition note to make a stack out of. It's mainly gold, silver and platinum bullion I stack (Aus+Brit+Canadian bullion). But I started making physical note stacks due to how much I loved the new edition set, the look and the feel of the notes along with the historical dive deep dives. If you haven't done a deep dive into Monash yet you'll have a ball dw.

[@mareky1234]

G’day Rob. You mentioned wanting to learn more, and you asked about Banjo Paterson. I also know you did a video on the ten Dollar note already. But I will add this here as well, for anyone else to enjoy too. The Poem. The Man from Snowy River, is more of a “Bush Ballad” than just a mere poem. It’s a full blown story of its own. In fact we made a very good movie of that name, that covered the poem reasonably accurately too (apart from some Yanky movie star imports). They did add a love story in the movie and some back story too, but the events in the poem were still all faithfully covered (with only major difference being that Harrison came from America). This Clip is full recital by Franky J Holden (an Aussie actor) and he does the full version of the poem too. What’s more it’s said with scenes from the movie I mentioned as a backdrop, and it’s very well done too, as it includes bits of the awesome sound track as well. This clip is actually all the proof you need, to show just his well the movie followed the poem. Yes they changed certain origin stories and added things like a love story etc. but the very heart of the poem is still there. And the cinematography is simply superb. Shame the KZbin video quality is poor. But I assure you, the film itself is excellent. And thus video is short enough for you to do a full reaction to, if you like. kzbin.info/www/bejne/np2uoaefpMusb9k But if you want a teaser of the movie itself, to give you a sort of heads up, just search for a movie trailer of the movie first. It won’t be the spoken poem of course, but you will get a better quality video though, and see the Great Dividing Range in better light. Cheers and enjoy. Edit. Here is a clip that shows just a bit of Jim Craig’s ride (aka the hero). It also shows the cinematography and soundtrack to better effect, and you will catch the Yanky import too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHKoepWLos2fpa8

[@tammyfinnemore]

They skipped the $20 due to the fake $50 notes that were circulating at the time. The $20 and $100 have been out for awhile now...this maybe have already been said, but honestly I didnt go down to read lol

[@adrianmclean9195]

One and two dollar notes no longer made Replaced by gold coloured coins 1 cent and 2 cent finished. Just 5, 10, 20, 50 and 1 and 2 dollar coins left Always have limited edition ones occurring all the time

[@rowanbrecknell4021]

6:02 Yay for the country with the Wankel motor. Wankel on the notes.

[@datwistyman]

The older $10 with Banjo Patterson has "the man from snowy river" poem in micro-print

[@withinjapan2024]

That's an old video your watching our note design has changed again and added new features

[@fiona2498]

as Nie Jo said the queen is on the $5. She is always on the lowest denomination bill. Someone may have mentioned but with over 200 comments I wasn't going to check them all. 😊

[@yianniathanasopoulos]

Thank you Rob for your kind comments about our bank notes 😀😀😀

[@ozbrizzie8869]

Ours are different sizes, different colours so you can’t get confused like the US concurrencies all identical. In Addition it, has braille for the visually impaired.Also because We invented the technology other countries have to pay royalties to use it in their own countries.

[@robby1816]

@4:55 Will Turner, from the Pirates Of The Caribbean?

[@paulrichardson5892]

we lead the way in a lot of things, invented the first black box flight recorder, the first pacemaker , cochlear ear device. and much more .. wi fi .etc

[@aussieragdoll4840]

Australia invented polymer bank notes. We hold the patent and other nations (like UK and Canada) use the technology under licence to the Reserve Bank of Australia. We still have the Queen on the $5 note (which is the smallest of our notes now...). The Queen is only on the reverse of all coins and the reverse of the $5 bill. All other notes have two different sides.

[@Danger_Mouse3619]

if you fold the $5 twice around the queen's neck you'll see a different picture. 😜

[@rowanbrecknell4021]

6:25 I got a nah yah neah on this yeah we had tags that could not be ripped. I did work experience in the DPI. Department of Primary Industries. You needed tags cows could not rip off the samples. I think it was the same stuff.

[@TimberwolfC14]

Yeah you can tell the difference in the British notes but you have to be close. The vibrant colors of the Australian notes you can pick the denomination from across a very large long room.

[@michaelmayo9048]

I got some 100s in my wallet they have a lyrebird in the little window and Anzac soldier on horses and shooting a Canon and some blokes head..other side some concert tour lady Thelma or some name ...

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

The claim that the US note isn't paper is incorrect. Paper historically was not made out of wood pulp and was made out of fibres such as cotton and linen.

[@jeffsewell412]

Invented by CSIRO in Australia

[@leglessinoz]

we now longer have $1 and $2 notes but they are coins. All of our coins still have the queen on their obverse. The notes have been redesigned recently so there are two designs of notes currently in circulation except for the old $50 which as it says was pulled from circulation. There are quite a few different versions of coins floating around due to updates and special releases. The 50c coin was updated many years ago from a circular shape to one with 12 sides. The old ones had become too expensive to produce for their face value. we no longer use 1c and 2c coins so the 5c is our smallest value and smallest sized coin.

[@1969firefox]

That first 10 dollar note is worth around 80 bucks or more.

[@wallywombat164]

And another very good vid presented by Robbo......P.S. that's his 2nd ever good vid.

[@bigred8438]

Well we got those bank notes in 1966, she had only become queen 12 years before in her early twenties. so that why she looks young.

[@rowanbrecknell4021]

I remember in 1984 The gold coins came out. I kept one and would not hand it to my Mother. She said that they did it to find out the greedy.

[@whisperslmao798]

Im lucky enough to have one of the first polymer $10 notes. The new notes are slippery to handle and can stick together but at least i dont get dermatitis from plastic notes like i did with paper.

[@teestees1115]

Edith Cowan is from Western Australia