Canadian Currency

Post by **Turbine** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:05 pm

I wanted to do this a while back, whn the new notes started comming out. But I could not find pictures of them anwhere.

Annways, this is the currency of Canada. Is it not cool?

And this one is no longer printed as of early 2000's, I had some way back before I bought a computer. I want a couple of dozen of these again:

Got pictures of yours?

Post by **Turbine** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:10 pm

Did you know that Antartica has it's own currency?

I dont get it, why would they need money?

Post by **Ryoki** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:12 pm

The olde Dutch banknotes rocked, they were all colorful and spaced out.
Like so:

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:13 pm

indeed. those new canadians remind me of the old guilders.
the very old guilders were cool too imo, with the lighthouse et al

Post by **Grudge** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:46 pm

I have a yellow 50 guilder note at home, it's cool.

Post by **4days** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:49 pm

guilders were nerve-jangling, i miss them.

only ever see euros as numbers on a computer screen - what do the notes look like, are they pale grey and greasy to the touch?

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:51 pm

pretty much. theres a slight variation in color (5 is green, 10 is red, 20 is blue) but not as much as the old dutchonotes.
they all look washed out

they also differ in size btw. 5 euro note is smaller than the average monopoly bill

which is a fucking drag if you like to keep all your money folded & bundled like i do

Post by **Ryoki** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:54 pm

4days wrote:what do the notes look like, are they pale grey and greasy to the touch?

They have colour, but it's a soft, nonoffensive, cowardly kind of colour. The kind of colour that would much rather be greyscale. Behold:

Post by **Turbine** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:02 pm

They definetly feel different, when I was in Europe I had some with me that I brought back and the size is completly different than the stuff I have seen before.

Post by **Grudge** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:06 pm

At least they come in different sizes and colors, so you can tell them apart, and not all the same like stupid US dollars.

Post by **Freakaloin** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:14 pm

paper money will be used for toilet paper soon...scared?...

Post by **R00k** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:18 pm

Every other country in the world has cool looking currency with symbols of their culture on it.

We've got one picture of a president, and a bunch of nationalist symbolism and cryptic references to the wackiest, craziest shit that nobody but the original designers would ever understand for sure.

Post by **R00k** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:21 pm

Freakaloin wrote:paper money will be used for toilet paper soon...scared?...

???

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:27 pm

Post by **Underpants?** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:59 pm

Neat and colorul yes, but
http://www.dailyfx.com
says that trading against the canadian dollar is like playing 'burning stick of dynamite hot potato' with yourself.

Post by **R00k** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:32 pm

Is there any currency in the world that is still backed by gold?

Post by **Foo** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:37 pm

No major ones, no. Everyone pulled out of the gold standard around the 70s I think.

Hence the dip in the chart.

Post by **Freakaloin** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:39 pm

by design...its almost over...

Post by **Bdw3** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:49 pm

R00k wrote:Every other country in the world has cool looking currency with symbols of their culture on it.

We've got one picture of a president, and a bunch of nationalist symbolism and cryptic references to the wackiest, craziest shit that nobody but the original designers would ever understand for sure.

Indeed, our currency is boring, and needs a major redesign.

The one thing I do like about it, is the fact that it's not all different sizes. :icon14:

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:52 pm

R00k wrote:Is there any currency in the world that is still backed by gold?

If you're so hot on it, there are sites that operate with digital gold currency.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_gold_currency

Post by **netrex** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:40 pm

Norwegian currency:

The 1kr and 2kr bills were stopped in 1950, 1kr became coin only, the 5kr bill went coin only in 63, and the 10kr in 84.

Post by **andyman** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:49 pm

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE HAMILTONS BABY

Post by **equivo** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:55 pm

winner:

Post by **andyman** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:58 pm

why do all the dudes on those pound notes look like emo fags

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:59 pm

lol our currency may look cool I guess but it sucks to have to carry around change in your pocket all the time because of the loony and the toonie. I often have like 10-20$ in change at any given time which sucks ass.