tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post7178590720881025627..comments2024-03-29T08:29:20.833+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: Money, Money, Money .. keeps the world going round – Women, Women, Women usually do too ...Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-65427758062811696562013-08-07T07:19:18.848+01:002013-08-07T07:19:18.848+01:00Hi Juliet - they're only due out in 2016/7 .. ...Hi Juliet - they're only due out in 2016/7 .. but it will cause another stir then.<br /><br />I didn't look into the new developments re bank notes - just mentally 'noted' that ours were unchanged for now - but I'm sure the powers that be must be evaluating these new approaches ..<br /><br />Yes there are so many processes before we can spend said note! <br /><br />Good to see you - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-55282582161204882882013-08-05T08:32:46.772+01:002013-08-05T08:32:46.772+01:00I enjoyed seeing Jane Austen's face on the ban...I enjoyed seeing Jane Austen's face on the bank note. After all, we was very aware of the importance of a good income!<br />Our modern notes have plastic in them (I believe) so they no longer disintegrate when put through the washing machine by mistake.<br />It's amazing how much goes into a bank note! Thank you Hilary.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-60343103032344788352013-08-04T07:56:02.818+01:002013-08-04T07:56:02.818+01:00@ Jo - funny things happen with Blogger - which of...@ Jo - funny things happen with Blogger - which of us understands!<br /><br />Yes they do print for other countries but then the post would have been way too long ..<br /><br />I gather the Canadian bank notes have changed recently -glad you're happy with them ..<br /><br />@ Joylene - no we can't forget the Queen .. as like you her image is everywhere ... <br /><br />Interesting what you say about your new currency ... I wonder what the concensus will be in a few years re your plastic bills ... <br /><br />Now I shall pay attention to the new £10 note when it appears in a few years!<br /><br />Cheers to you both .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-84451311278785708392013-08-03T18:35:40.036+01:002013-08-03T18:35:40.036+01:00It's no wonder we Canadians think of her as ou...It's no wonder we Canadians think of her as our Queen. We see her face everywhere, from elementary school to money to bank walls. They've brought out these terrible plastic bills now. They don't bend and look rather fake. Oh well. I like that they'll use Jane's image though. Quite fitting. Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-7693840407634430782013-08-03T14:43:51.019+01:002013-08-03T14:43:51.019+01:00I don't know what happened to this blog and se...I don't know what happened to this blog and several others which have only just appeared.<br /><br />As usual a very interesting blog, I love the idea of Jane Austen being featured. Don't they print bank notes for other countries as well as the UK? Our current banknotes in Canada are very unpopular, I quite like them myself.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-68803015558056804792013-08-03T12:54:08.100+01:002013-08-03T12:54:08.100+01:00@ Gattina .. I'm sure we're all much the s...@ Gattina .. I'm sure we're all much the same - we just use whatever bank note we have in our wallet ...<br /><br />Yes the "Euro" notes have even more challenges - I think they've had a lot of fraud/counterfeiting with them too ...<br /><br />@ Marja - well they did lose a batch about 10 years ago!!! I expect their security is tighter now ...<br /><br />I'm always amazed at how a washed note comes out .. I try not to put my notes through the washing machine!!<br /><br />Cheers to you both .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-84209553186267752672013-08-03T10:00:15.723+01:002013-08-03T10:00:15.723+01:00Didn't know it takes such a long time to make ...Didn't know it takes such a long time to make them. loI I imagen someone at the money making assembly line quickly putting a bill in his pocket and distracting the man who counts them.<br />Money must be quite good quality as I took a note once out of my jeans which came out of the washing machine and it was still ok<br />Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-2604526752112991402013-08-03T09:15:36.481+01:002013-08-03T09:15:36.481+01:00That's very interesting but to my shame I neve...That's very interesting but to my shame I never look at bank notes I only spend them ! lol I know it took a long time to "create" the design of the Euro as it is used in 17 countries, the banknotes have common designs on both sides and one specific architecture of the country where they were printed. We have King Albert on the coins.Gattinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636525277807715146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-65606791214731398152013-08-03T07:47:35.557+01:002013-08-03T07:47:35.557+01:00@ Carole - yes the trolls have been out there have...@ Carole - yes the trolls have been out there haven't they .. people!<br /><br />Pleasure I hope Cake and Custard does well ... <br /><br />@ Christine - some else noted the Canadian money had changed and how difficult it was to use. It will be interesting to see how the anti-counterfeiting features work ...<br /><br />@ Denise - we don't have many bank notes - only four - they don't change design that often .. not as frequently as some currencies .. <br /><br />@ Annalisa - thankfully most of the research was done for me .. as I credited them - but I found it interesting and guessed you would too ... <br /><br />Yes the furore has been unfortunate - people behave so badly ... <br /><br />Cheers to you all - have good weekends .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-42218835865887169492013-08-02T19:36:56.829+01:002013-08-02T19:36:56.829+01:00Wow, you researched a lot about bank notes. I neve...Wow, you researched a lot about bank notes. I never realised there was so much to know! <br /><br />I'm pleased Jane Austen is going to be on the notes, but I'm sorry the announcement has been so overshadowed by surrounding events.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-27954313479229742922013-08-02T14:04:17.463+01:002013-08-02T14:04:17.463+01:00There definitely should be more women on banknotes...There definitely should be more women on banknotes, but oh, the history contained on paper money. I don't know why it has to be changed so often - probably because of counterfeiters. Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-12323369291808063282013-08-02T13:11:11.881+01:002013-08-02T13:11:11.881+01:00This is so interesting. Two months ago, I visited ...This is so interesting. Two months ago, I visited my family in Canada, and found the paper money had been changed again. They have this new clear strip on it. It looks and feels weird, but it has all these neat features on it to keep it from being counterfeited. Thanks for sharing this with us and have a wonderful weekend. :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-68170633317473915152013-08-02T13:09:58.197+01:002013-08-02T13:09:58.197+01:00I forgot! Thank you so much for joining my Cake an...I forgot! Thank you so much for joining my Cake and Custard, Hilary. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957545161716269528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-73137812908907370892013-08-02T12:59:38.195+01:002013-08-02T12:59:38.195+01:00So pleased Jane made it, but sad that it brought o...So pleased Jane made it, but sad that it brought out the trolls from their lairs.. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957545161716269528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-7123925533693485852013-08-02T07:03:42.381+01:002013-08-02T07:03:42.381+01:00@ Diane - paper money doesn't last long and I ...@ Diane - paper money doesn't last long and I agree the germs are very prevalent.<br /><br />@ Nutschell - yes Florence Nightingale was featured for 20 years .. !975 - 1004 ... on a £10 note; but I don't think we look too carefully ... I know I didn't ..<br /><br />@ Nas - thanks and glad you enjoyed it .. <br /><br />Cheers to you all - have good weekends .. the thunder is arriving here .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-15479278755359950982013-08-01T23:34:54.948+01:002013-08-01T23:34:54.948+01:00Such an interesting and fascinating post, Hilary! ...Such an interesting and fascinating post, Hilary! <br /><br />NasRomance Reader https://www.blogger.com/profile/10633164931292182035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-34760300198380252162013-08-01T21:05:42.820+01:002013-08-01T21:05:42.820+01:00interesting! I didn't know Florence Nightingal...interesting! I didn't know Florence Nightingale was featured on a pound note!<br />Nutschell<br />www.thewritingnut.comnutschellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967710710805174781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-31720259573949421572013-08-01T12:51:11.985+01:002013-08-01T12:51:11.985+01:00Paper money doesn't last long, does it? Consid...Paper money doesn't last long, does it? Considering how many germs it carries, it's probably a good thing they recycle them after two years.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-16547990918640863812013-08-01T08:01:53.945+01:002013-08-01T08:01:53.945+01:00@ Deborah - sad that money doesn't grow on tre...@ Deborah - sad that money doesn't grow on trees isn't it!<br /><br />I love your story about dropping your £10 note (probably Euro) .. I'm sure he was desperate for that windfall - life for many in southern Europe is exceedingly difficult. I hope he enjoyed its use ... <br /><br />Yes - £10 notes do go so quickly don't they .. <br /><br />@ Tara - I'm not sure what sort of marketing you'd call the 'advertising' on a country's bank notes .. but it's brought what does appear on bank notes to the fore.<br /><br />Yes - it does look as though paper is going to disappear .. and I find it quite difficult to realise the inevitability of it ... <br /><br />@ Damyanti - you make a good point - yet people seem to care .. <br /><br />@ Sia - your pastures would be wonderful if they were full of money trees!!!<br /><br />Our £5 is blue, £10 is brown, the £20 is pink, while the £50 is pink ... interesting that the $ notes are shades of green only ... <br /><br />@ Deniz - thanks re my photo and the posts I put out .. I found Prince George's Wikipedia page interesting .. <br /><br />Sorry about Darwin being replaced by Austen .. turnover of names! Charles Dickens was also on the £10 note ... <br /><br />@ Patsy - you have so sensibly been spending too much time in your allotment! It is a good quote to accompany Austen as we exchange her for goods and services!<br /><br />The coinage and notes are as you say a work of art ... <br /><br />@ A Lady's Life - is your money already plastic ... and of course that would make it difficult to separate the bills/notes ... <br /><br />We've been aware of creating coins for the blind or hard of sight - hence the 50p coin .. seven sided.<br /><br />@ Julia - I think the notes do endure all kinds of things .. I'd hate to add other aspects!! Glad you got your freshly washed Argentinian note back ... I think I'd have been startled too ..<br /><br />@ Inger - it's certainly my aim for each post or I put a different spin on them ... I'm just delighted everyone wants to read them and comment - so thank you.<br /><br />Interesting about the sizing .. our notes are all different sizes and as I mentioned above the coins are differentiated .. our threepenny-bit was 12-sided - perhaps you remember those from your time here, when it was still legal tender before decimalisation?<br /><br />As A Lady's Life brought up and you have too .. blind people in various countries must have terrible trouble with currency ... and we have trouble now with the Euro currency ... but that's another story.<br /><br />It's interesting how and what we think about things in life isn't it .. I hadn't questioned re the faces appearing on the notes either .. or really noted we had at least a woman!<br /><br />Cheers everyone - beautiful day again ... blue blue sky and there's a very bright yellow orb out there! HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-76221430825112874532013-08-01T00:09:15.429+01:002013-08-01T00:09:15.429+01:00I lvoe the way you come up with things to write ab...I lvoe the way you come up with things to write about that are fascinating and always so interesting. Things that no one else would even think to write about. I have been upset about all US notes being the same size. I don't see how blind people would have any idea what is what. But, shame on me, I never before questioned the fact that each and everyone has an old, white man on it. Geesh!Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-13130405116260926852013-07-31T23:54:56.316+01:002013-07-31T23:54:56.316+01:00Interesting post, Hilary.
A few days ago I left s...Interesting post, Hilary. <br />A few days ago I left some money from Argentina in a pocket of my pants and it endured the washing machine without any problems. It looked clean and new. I was startled...<br /> Julia Honeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497316179340178624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-15770525537062267872013-07-31T23:08:45.105+01:002013-07-31T23:08:45.105+01:00Interesting. Our money is plastic and you can'...Interesting. Our money is plastic and you can't tear it.<br />It is also hard to make sure you take out one bill at a time.<br />A Lady's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-69495267239882504972013-07-31T20:50:26.681+01:002013-07-31T20:50:26.681+01:00I didn't know about the quote that was to go o...I didn't know about the quote that was to go on the new note. It's an excellent choice.<br /><br />Our money is a work of art, isn't it? Possibly the coins even more than the notes.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-55845709490210421212013-07-31T18:52:22.351+01:002013-07-31T18:52:22.351+01:00Always enjoy your detailed posts, Hilary!
Love you...Always enjoy your detailed posts, Hilary!<br />Love your photos of you in that previous post :-)<br />And I didn't know the royal baby had been the first person ever to have a wikipedia page before he was born - how interesting!<br />I like the idea of putting Jane Austen on the currency but I'm actually a bit upset that they have to take Darwin off to do so!<br />But of Darwin replaced Nightingale, then I suppose it's okay - wonder who they'll have 10 years from now?Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-84134967765020654592013-07-31T18:48:17.631+01:002013-07-31T18:48:17.631+01:00No, it doesn't grow on trees, lol! I've al...No, it doesn't grow on trees, lol! I've always thought that the Brits had pretty and colorful money. Now, I know why. The US is just shades of green. :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.siamckye.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Sia McKye OVER COFFEE</a>~Sia McKye~https://www.blogger.com/profile/08470562659597351033noreply@blogger.com