I am interested in collecting polymer bank notes from around the world. Wondering if anyone know a good source.
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I am interested in collecting polymer bank notes from around the world. Wondering if anyone know a good source.
Man, I hate the stuff. It feels like Tyvek home wrap and has a tendency for the bills to stick together when they are not busy sliding around. They switched our bank notes over to polymer a few years ago. Your bank should be able to get you foreign currency.
Bob
We started getting the £5 note recently. Its caused some moaning as the bank of England uses tallow from animals.
Geek
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Really I thought they were completely syntheticQuote:
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Something to do with lubricant in the manufacture process if i remember right.Quote:
Originally Posted by vinnyt
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A basic explanation resides here.
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That's crazy. I have vegetarian relatives in the U.K. I wonder if they are trying to go cashless.
I wish they did that here so our notes wouldn't stick or slide around. Oddly enough the change over to polymer bank notes started during the term of Mark Carney as Governor of The Bank of Canada and who is presently the Governor of the Bank of England. I wonder if that is just a coincidence?Quote:
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Bob
Interesting perhaps he has an interest in the company that makes them?
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I pondered mostly in jest but could be. I'll say one thing for Mark Carney as the Governor of the Bank of Canada, we did well by him. He took over February of 2008 at the start of the global financial meltdown managing us to a better than average outcome.Quote:
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Bob
Vinnyt,Quote:
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I have a few Romanian 2000 Lei polymer banknotes from 1999 that commemorate the Solar eclipse that year. If you'd like a few of them just message me your details and I will send you some.
Lewbleu
Out of curiosity what do you plan on doing with them. Are you just a collector or looking to make a neat coffee table??[emoji3]Quote:
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Just collecting
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Now that you mention it a coffee table, or better that a shaving stand would be awesome.Quote:
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All Australian Bank notes are polymer now (have been since about 1988 I think) and you do get used to them. A new $5 note was introduced recently with raised dots (braille) to help the visually impaired identify the denomination this will be incorporated into all new issues. With the current exchange rate any bank should be able to supply "Aussie Dollars" at a decent rate.
I personally found the US bills confusing due to similar colour and size but got used to them pretty quick too.