Talk:Australian dollar
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Holograms?
Do the Autralian currency use hologrphic panels? I read somewhere that they do. If so, I think it should be mentioned in the article somewhere. —Frecklefoot 14:46, 3 Sep 2003 (UTC)
- Yes. Have done for years. First note in the world to do so, as I recall. Banknotes are not my thing though (aside from spending the damn things), so I'll leave that to someone else. Tannin
- Okay, thanks for the info! I added a note of it to the article. —Frecklefoot 15:47, 3 Sep 2003 (UTC)
- The only Australian banknote ever to feature a holographic panel was the commemorative $10 note of 1988. This was the first polymer banknote issued by the Reserve Bank of Australia and featured a hologram of Captain Cook. I remember TV and newspaper reports at the time saying that the hologram could be scratched off or boiled off, I don't know if this is true or not though. No polymer banknotes issued since feature holographs. --Humehwy 21:51, Jul 2, 2004 (UTC)
Banknote scans?
It would be a nice addition if someone were to scan (and possibly montage) the current banknotes. This is done to good effect in United States dollar. -- Finlay McWalter 12:25, 5 Nov 2003 (UTC)
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I think that scanning Australian currency is a breach of copyright.
However you can find some images at the following URL:-
And a google image search has quite a few examples.
T.Petersen 26/2/2004
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There is already a link at the bottom of the article to the RBA site showing the banknote designs (http://www.rba.gov.au/CurrencyNotes/NotesInCirculation/index.html). - Gaz 12:30, 26 Feb 2004 (UTC)
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Bill or banknote??
How is Australian currency commonly named?? The answer should be useful in adding more links to pages like Five dollar bill. 66.32.127.112 02:53, 22 May 2004 (UTC)
The common usage is "note", and not "bill".Gene_poole 03:08, 22 May 2004 (UTC)
Personaly (as an aussie) in normal conversation i would usually just say "five dollars" and avoid using the term "note", but i agree that i would never say "bill".
australian pound
i think that there is quite a bit of info about the history of the aussie pound that would be better off in just the aussie pound article rahter than the dollar article, it seems a little redundent. any thoughts?
Dog's breakfast
I propose that this article be split into three separate and tidier articles: Coinage of Australia, Banknotes of Australia and Australian dollar. The Australian dollar article should give some details about the exchange rate, its monetary history, and maybe the bare basics about the current coinage and banknotes. But I fail to see how minutiae about the never-circulated £50 note, the pre-1990s paper decimal currency, etc. will enhance a reader's understanding of Australian currency. Banknote and coin collectors will find the "Coinage of Australia" and "Banknotes of Australia" articles interesting but won't care about the emergency devaluation of the Australian pound in the Great Depression; economics students and amateur forex traders will find my proposed trimmed-down "Australian dollar" article interesting but probably won't care about whose portrait was on the 1953-1966 £5 note.
I believe the article, while informative, is a bit of a dog's breakfast, and I would dearly like to split it up, but I would rather get other people's views on my proposal before I commit such a rash act. Any thoughts? --Humehwy 07:20, May 16, 2005 (UTC)
Nickname?
Is there a common nickname for the Australian dollar, like "buck" for the U.S. one? Funnyhat 03:47, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Yes, "buck" is the most common slang term Australians use for the Australian dollar. It was probably introduced to Australian English through the medium of American films and television programmes when Australians changed from pounds to dollars in 1966, or perhaps before. --Humehwy 05:44, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)