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Topic: Polymer moneys > paper (Read 1001 times)

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June 24, 2011, 02:13:39 PM
#6
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_banknote
just get few of them and make bets against your friends, you cant rip them

I guarantee that in January in Canada where I live I will not only be able to rip a polymer note, I will be able to make confetti from it. There are not indestructible.

First ones are coming here Nov 2011 in 100 dollar denomination.

The loonies are going plastic?  Oh boy.
legendary
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Radix-The Decentralized Finance Protocol
June 24, 2011, 09:25:21 AM
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I love how they call them polymer money and not plastic money. Central banks are masters of PR.
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June 24, 2011, 09:24:18 AM
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In 1999, Romania was the first European country to introduce a full set of circulating polymer banknotes (the banknotes were issued between 1999 and 2001).These included the commemorative 2000 lei note which was issued to celebrate the last eclipse of the millinneum.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_banknote
just get few of them and make bets against your friends, you cant rip them
They can literally shrink to less than 25% of their original size if left on a hot plate or washed at high temps Smiley

Otherwise they are pretty hard to counterfeit the lower values (because it would cost you more to make than to purchase). They also wear off less, they do get ripped even if the graphics don't show visible wear.
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June 23, 2011, 06:14:57 PM
#3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_banknote
just get few of them and make bets against your friends, you cant rip them

I guarantee that in January in Canada where I live I will not only be able to rip a polymer note, I will be able to make confetti from it. There are not indestructible.

First ones are coming here Nov 2011 in 100 dollar denomination.
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June 23, 2011, 06:08:05 PM
#2
ahh man, I thought this thread was titled "polymer monkeys > paper,"  something I wholeheartedly agree with.
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June 23, 2011, 04:50:20 PM
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In 1999, Romania was the first European country to introduce a full set of circulating polymer banknotes (the banknotes were issued between 1999 and 2001).These included the commemorative 2000 lei note which was issued to celebrate the last eclipse of the millinneum.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_banknote
just get few of them and make bets against your friends, you cant rip them
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