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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2011 20:32:57 GMT
After the loony, the Spocky? imgur.com/r/pics/6TfnDMore seriously, how were these people on the banknotes chosen, and does the population think that they are appropriate? Wilfrid Laurier, John A. Macdonald, Queen Elizabeth II, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Robert Borden.... Do Canadian hearts swell with pride at the sight of these people? |
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Post by LouisXIV on Nov 22, 2011 20:36:30 GMT
;D
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Post by mich64 on Nov 22, 2011 23:14:35 GMT
 Not to the point of swelling. Do you think it is inappropriate to print historical images and words on currency? Mich
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2011 6:02:36 GMT
No, not at all. I just thought that Canada had some more illustrious people to show. Were all of these people from the political spectrum? European money often used/uses images of famous writers, artists or scientists who are often a greater source of national pride than political figures.
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Post by bjd on Nov 23, 2011 10:37:43 GMT
I think those former prime ministers and the queen are probably better known than most writers or scientists.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2012 16:58:58 GMT
I guess I have no cents sense, but I am rather amazed that lessons need to be given on what prices must be paid in the new Canada without the one cent coin. |
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2012 17:19:49 GMT
Yep, soon most things will be rounded up to the nearest 5 cents. And as for our new plastic notes  They are hard handle, slippery, hard to divide and I'm still waiting to see how many people leave them in cars during the summer months and find them melted away.. |
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Post by mich64 on May 7, 2012 18:50:43 GMT
I never even thought of that Deyana!
Yes Kerouac, and I would like to know how much it is costing Canadians to advertise/educate the obvious.
We are donating all our pennies (we have several huge jars of them) to the Alzheimer Society for their penny drive that is currently being held. We are also going to give them all our silver coins that we have collected as well. We counted some of the silver change the other day and we have over $30.00. It amazes me how much we collect by just throwing it into a jar when we come home each day.
Cheers
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2012 19:00:47 GMT
I have not melted any plastic bills yet, even though I have used them in hot conditions in Australia, Thailand and Vietnam. I rather liked them in those countries.
Is the design of the new bills any different or is it just a change from paper to plastic raw material?
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Post by bjd on May 7, 2012 19:01:17 GMT
Plastic notes?
I'm going to Canada in a few weeks and I didn't even know about this. Are the old bills and new ones going to be used together, with old ones progressively removed from circulation?
Do they manage to stick plastic banknotes into ATM machines?
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2012 19:50:05 GMT
Well, I guess as they are being made in Australia, they must know what they are doing. Australia has had plastic notes for a while now. I do hear that they will not withstand being put through the dryer however. (Washer yes, dryer, no). I just can't get used to them. The other day a cash till girl at my bank, told me she accidentally gave away one extra $50 note without realizing. There were two stuck together. bjd, yes they are all plastic, very pretty to look at actually. And yes, the old and new will be used side by side and eventually the old ones will be phased out. They are supposed to be near enough tamper proof, cannot be counterfeited. The ATM machines have all had to be replaced, these plastic notes would not work with them. The new one hundred dollar note:  We now also have a new plastic $50 and soon will be getting the $20 and $5 ones. |
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2012 20:10:20 GMT
Oooh, it looks like they have plastic windows like in the other countries. I love those!
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Post by mich64 on May 7, 2012 21:38:21 GMT
This weekend the ATM gave us some of the new 20's. It will take some getting used to like anything new. They are attractive to look at and hopefully they will help to control the counterfeiting problems in our country.
Cheers
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2012 4:53:10 GMT
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Post by bjd on May 8, 2012 6:18:15 GMT
Ah -- well thanks for all that. I was amused to see on Kerouac's video that the Canadian finance minister mispronounced the name of the boat on the $50 bills.
I suppose it's not only against counterfeiting -- Canada is also known to be a place for money laundering (says someone I know who works in finance there).
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