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The insistence on cotton paper money is part of the problem. Canada’s banknotes are all the same size but because they’re polymer, have a brail punch in them.
by Scoundreller 2y ago
The insistence on cotton paper money is part of the problem.
Canada’s banknotes are all the same size but because they’re polymer, have a brail punch in them.
Edit: not braille but a system of raised dots nonetheless: https://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/audience-specific-resources/blind-and-partially-sighted/ https://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/audience-specific-reso...
- mike_d 2y agoThere is one private company that either directly manufactures or leases the machines out to produce every polymer banknote in the world. In theory Romania already has 80% of what they need to produce Australian bank notes and vice versa. There isn't anything other than US bills you can use to get the raw materials for US currency.
- sschueller 2y agoThe Swiss company Orell Füssli prints the Swiss currency as well as currencies for 16 other central banks.
- popcalc 2y ago>There isn't anything other than US bills you can use to get the raw materials for US currency. You are very confident when you have no idea what you're talking about. https://darknetdiaries.com/transcript/102/ https://darknetdiaries.com/transcript/102/ All you need is the cotton blend of paper. There's no secret ingredient. Either find a paper pulp manufacturer who sells the blend like this guy from Quebec or build your own processes like North Korea. Many developing world currencies are more secure than the USD.
- AngryData 2y agoI personally far prefer the cotton paper money over any polymer notes or coins and hope we keep using it despite any other potential changes to the sizes or designs or whatever.
- Scoundreller 2y agoWhy?
- fweimer 2y agoThe last iteration of German paper money was cotton-based and had raised markers, so it's not an either-or. Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Mark#/media/File:5_Mark_(Obverse).jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Mark#/media/File:5_Ma... (the : in the bottom left area, next to the 5)
- gmueckl 2y agoThese bills also had sizs that increased with their denomination.
- fweimer 2y agoTrue, but is that unusual? I know that U.S. notes are same size, but that seems to be the exception to me?
- Scoundreller 2y agoI wish it was the reverse. I’d prefer to have the smallest denominations within easiest reach by being the biggest and the largest denoms tucked away and hard to get to. But retailers would protest I’m sure: it’s not the psychology they want.
- Keyframe 2y agoI still keep a 5 DM coin in my wallet. DM was the best!