1/5/2024 0 Comments Australian bank note![]() The euro banknotes are also quite colourful like the Australian currency, but not nearly as vibrant as our notes. I can just imagine how difficult it must have been to settle on a design style for one currency that represents so many uniquely historic European countries. A lot of people probably don’t even notice currency colour or design, but I find it interesting learning what countries use and why they use it.įor example, did you know the euro banknotes feature architectural styles from different periods in Europe’s history, such as Classical, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance just to name a few. This defined colour palette of violet/pink, blue, red, yellow and green gives our currency a fresh, vibrant and youthful feel, which stands apart from other global currencies. ![]() Nice.Īll these endearing names are of course because of the vibrant colour palette we use on our currency, not because we happen to have prawns staring up at us from a five-dollar note, although to be honest, maybe it’s something I should write into the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) as a consideration. ![]() As for the $100 note, these are so rare to me that I had to look up what reference is being used and found ‘granny smiths’ being listed. Since my return to Melbourne, I have found my friends (majority being British, which makes it even funnier) proudly using nicknames such as a ‘prawn’ or ‘flamingo’ if you happen to flash them a fiver, or ‘heelers’ for those who need to break a ten.Įveryone knows ‘lobster’ is the beloved term for twenties, however, my personal favourite is the ‘pineapple’ for the fifty-dollar note which, interestingly enough, everyone always apologises for using whenever they have one. The colourful and vibrant Australian currency has always made nationals proud to show off its beautifully designed notes to anyone who was willing to listen or had the fortunate circumstance to own their very own samples. Whilst living abroad for over 10 years, I was always overcome with a sense of nostalgia when discovering a crumpled up Australian $10 note that was hiding in an old bag of mine, or when (once in a blue moon) I decided to clean out my purse and found a small fiver tucked away in a forgotten side pocket concealed under a group of old receipts.
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