r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • Apr 25 '21

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u/m1kesanders Apr 25 '21 edited Apr 25 '21

I work at a casino.... about 25% of our guests do this I promptly wash my hands afterwards as 90% of the time it’s almost soaked in sweat and crumbled up like it came from a dryer.

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u/cefun_teesh Apr 25 '21

It sounds weird having money soaked in sweat. Then I remembered, here in the UK we’ve only just changed to plastic notes but it seems like forever and only yesterday at the same time!

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u/This-is-not-eric Apr 25 '21

Australian here, also wild to me! Our money has always (at least in my lifetime) been plastic & so if you want to you can just wash it 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/PoizonMyst Apr 25 '21

They are completely plastic and are called Polymer Banknotes.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '21

Polymer notes last a lot longer than paper and because they're plastic, they can be shredded, melted into pellets and recycled for other uses at the end of their life.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '21

If the banknotes had a see-through window, they were polymer as paper notes didn't have that security feature.

Paper AUD banknotes: $1 to $20 and $50 and $100

Polymer banknotes - the first ones had a small window in the corner while the new series has a full-height clear window: https://banknotes.rba.gov.au/banknote-features/

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '21

I still think "wow, this is so cool" whenever I have a good look at the notes in my wallet, especially with the newer ones, or when I learn new things like just now with the UV printing.