21 February 2008

The New Five Dollar Bill

Came across some previews of the new Five Dollar Bill, set to be put in to circulation in later this month or next. The $5 is the latest bill to get a colorful makeover. Working down from the highest denominations, the $1 is the only one left, before a new round of redesigns begin again.





I've read before that, despite the technological improvements to US currency (you can see some of the tech-designs in the new bill here), it is still the most counterfeited money in the world. I wonder, what with the falling value of the dollar, if that won't change.

And still, European money is more secure than US - using holograms, perforations, and raised text. Yet another thing we'll surely steal from the Europeans.
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2 comments:

  1. The Way EYE See It...February 21, 2008 at 12:16 PM

    They'll have to counterfeit a lot more GREEN to stay in the BLACK, eh? ;)

    I wonder if they'll even remake $1 bills...perhaps CHANGE over to coin only?

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  2. ChalupaFebruary 22, 2008 at 6:17 AM

    As good of an idea it would be to take some ideas from our friends across the pond, I bet there's a lot of old geezers totally against the idea. Our country likes to be unique - even if it's stupid. We have our own system of weights and measures along with slotted screws. Everybody knows the phillips is a much better design.

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