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Some countries (Malaysia, that I'm familiar with) actually have notes of a different physical size within the country. For example, the dimensions of the five r
by jamesaguilar 15y ago
Some countries (Malaysia, that I'm familiar with) actually have notes of a different physical size within the country. For example, the dimensions of the five ringitt and twenty ringitt note are different. I believe this is what the GP was referring to.
- redthrowaway 15y agoGreat Britain is the same way. I hate it.
- corin_ 15y agoAesthetically I love how the £50 note looks, in part thanks to its size, but it is really annoying. I guess most people don't often really come in contact with it, but anyone playing in a casino is likely to get them when cashing out, and they stick out of my wallet just a little, but enough to annoy me. And if you're cashing out a decent sum, asking for £20s isn't really an option,too many notes and the wallet won't even fold over.
- dohkoxar 15y agoMexico has this too. 20 pesos bill, 50 pesos bill and 100 pesos bill are all three different.
- ori_b 15y agoYes. It's an accessibility thing. It's easier to tell them apart if they're not the same size.
- redthrowaway 15y agoSo why wouldn't they just have the denomination embossed in braille?
- nakkiel 15y agoThis implies actually knowing Braille. Even in very developed countries, not all blind or visually deficient people know Braille. Arguably, they should be pushed toward Braille rather than left in a "comfort" zone.
- to3m 15y agoThere are many ways for Braille to fail, particularly if embossed on a regularly-used banknote, and not everybody can use it. Differently-sized notes are much harder to break, and are potentially useful for everyone. Make the notes differently-coloured as well, and they're straightforwardly distinguished by most people, regardless of disability (or lack thereof), in a variety of situations. (I would imagine Braille costs a fair bit to print, but banknotes are somewhat expensive to make - compared to most pieces of printed paper, I mean - so perhaps that wouldn't be an issue.)
- Rexxar 15y agoBecause when you are eighty years old and you become progressively blind, it's difficult to learn a completely new 'tactile' language.
- mahyarm 15y agoAnd I'm pretty sure the euro too.
- jules 15y agoThe Euro has notes of different sizes too.