A Change is as good as a rest!

[Wombat]

My NZ friends say that the money is just about impossible to obliterate. They take all sorts of physical abuse and are still almost new. Considering how much paper money has to be taken out of circulation for damage, fading, tearing, this plastic has got to be cheaper.

[GT98]

I know the US Treasury is looking at changing the color of the Greenback for the first time in years or even going to plastic notes.

[Admiral]

Originally posted by Wombat
I think NZ has these polymer notes, too.

Originally posted by ex RedRed
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all do...
Thats a fascinating site......

yup, we have the 2k bill (printed to comemorate the sunt eclipse in 1999), the 10k bill, 50k bill, 100k bill and 500k bill.
I'm too lazy to search for a picture of the new plastic 50k bill, though you can find a picture of the old paper one here as the pattern is pretty much the same.

Lately it was debated if they should print the 1 million bill or cut three digits from our curency, they seem to favor the cutting.
Or we might as well convert to the Euro.

edit: silly me, all the bills were listed in the link RedRed posted
Romanian polymer bills

[RedRed]

They ARE next-to indestructable.... that can be a bit of a problem though.....

If there is a security van delivery - they have to use the types of cases which incinerate the cash if tampered - rather than the usual dye types.....

Also they dont work through ATM's (automatic Teller Machines).

I have a couple from 2000 at the moment - and they look fine to me

I remember reading somewhare that the Bank of England replaces notes after an average of 4 or 6 months months.... (for paper)

RedRed

[Paddy]

More importantly, you can wash your jeans without having to worry about having cash in the pockets

[agallag]

Even the old paper money can survive one or two trips through the wash. Gets all crumpled and ugly, but it's still good...

[KvHagedorn]

Yes, US money has a high linen content, so it is fairly durable.

[az]

Bah - no safer and better paper money then Deutsche Mark

AZ

[Strahd]

Originally posted by ZokesPro
I can bench press 75 coins! Hehe.

Strahd you so funny.

Glad I could entertain you Zokes.