I for one am sick to death of not knowing who the people are on Australian money!  >:( Who else is with me?

Look at this guy for example:

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/7811/501xy8.jpg

Who the hell is that guy??? Can anyone recognise him without looking him up? :question


And what about this one?

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/9498/201ri9.jpg

What the hell? What the heck did she ever do to get her ugly face on the $20 bill?

Look, I'm sure most of these people have done great things, but can we have someone we ACTUALLY recognise on our notes? That's the whole point of having faces on money... to recognise them and for them to make us proud of who we are.

And these guys do NOTHING for me.

So that's my challenge to all of you, pick people more suitable to be on our cash.

I'll start:
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/2963/hanson20dk7.jpg

:P

Hi DT

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I think the people we already have on our currency are there so that the populace can learn about their achievements and give them inspiration. We all need to search for inspiration at sometime and learning about people like these is part of that search for inspiration.

:)

Shane Warne?

http://images-005.cdn.piczo.com/p6/img/i220545508_73217_6.jpg



A great Ambassador for Aus.

and Donald..the names of the faces on our notes are actually in very small print..difficult to see.

Barry Humphries! classic 8-)

$100 note for our most special people,

General Monash on one side as current, and Sir Henry Parkes on the other- the father of our nation.

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We have banjo patterson on the $10 note, who should be put on the other side?

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Phar Lap, keeping with the horse theme :)

Maybe instead of pictures, each year we display the statistics of How Many P Plate Drivers Died This Year or;

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What about advertising, the government could make a fortune...

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Just be careful we dont end up with this.

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Won't happen, the moon and star would have to be gold. :)

Funny topic.  ;D

When are we going to bring the 1c & 2c pieces back?
We are still charged prices that require these denominations.
Do you get the 5c change if its a $1.97 or do the retailers expect it from you and charge you $2 ?  :P

My grandfather left me in his will, via a Secret Map, 15 Treasure chests of all the 1c and 2c pieces he collected over his long years.
Yeah - sure, I'm a bit peeved!  >:(

Take more of it from the rich and give more of it to the poor.... from each according to the depth of his pockets and the shortness of his arms, to each depending on the shortness of his pockets and the length of his arms...   8-)

enviro wrote on Mar 4^th, 2007 at 10:17am:

Hi DT

Now equal to this thanks to our Great Leader:-

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Poor Ned, you're better off dead...

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Fm4AAOSw6YtZVawr/s-l300.jpg

One for our 'Digenus Bruvvas on 'Vasion Day:-

https://museum.rba.gov.au/assets/img/displays/rba-currency-reform/article/10_royals_big.jpg

ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Mar 4^th, 2007 at 3:36am:

I for one am sick to death of not knowing who the people are on Australian money!  >:( Who else is with me? Look at this guy for example: http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/7811/501xy8.jpg Who the hell is that guy??? Can anyone recognise him without looking him up? :question And what about this one? http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/9498/201ri9.jpg What the hell? What the heck did she ever do to get her ugly face on the $20 bill? Look, I'm sure most of these people have done great things, but can we have someone we ACTUALLY recognise on our notes? That's the whole point of having faces on money... to recognise them and for them to make us proud of who we are. And these guys do NOTHING for me. So that's my challenge to all of you, pick people more suitable to be on our cash. I'll start: http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/2963/hanson20dk7.jpg :P

Personally, I think that the paper notes had far more influential individuals than those on the polymer notes. Take the $50 note. On the paper note, you have Howard Florey, co creator of Penicillin, and William Ross, a veterinary scientist whose chairmanship of the CSIRO was regarded as seeing a rise in scientific research in Australia. On the plastic note, you have David Unaipon, an Aboriginal preacher, inventor and author, and Edith Cowan, a social worker and the first female parliament member.

minarchist wrote on Apr 9^th, 2019 at 3:02pm:

ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Mar 4th, 2007 at 3:36am: I for one am sick to death of not knowing who the people are on Australian money!  >:( Who else is with me? Look at this guy for example: http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/7811/501xy8.jpg Who the hell is that guy??? Can anyone recognise him without looking him up? :question And what about this one? http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/9498/201ri9.jpg What the hell? What the heck did she ever do to get her ugly face on the $20 bill? Look, I'm sure most of these people have done great things, but can we have someone we ACTUALLY recognise on our notes? That's the whole point of having faces on money... to recognise them and for them to make us proud of who we are. And these guys do NOTHING for me. So that's my challenge to all of you, pick people more suitable to be on our cash. I'll start: http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/2963/hanson20dk7.jpg :P Personally, I think that the paper notes had far more influential individuals than those on the polymer notes. Take the $50 note. On the paper note, you have Howard Florey, co creator of Penicillin, and William Ross, a veterinary scientist whose chairmanship of the CSIRO was regarded as seeing a rise in scientific research in Australia. On the plastic note, you have David Unaipon, an Aboriginal preacher, inventor and author, and Edith Cowan, a social worker and the first female parliament member.

While I was waiting for the number 23 bus in London last year, I noticed a plaque on the wall near me.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CdbBOCvWAAE9DAk.jpg

I had no idea I was standing in such an historically significant spot.

Was a cool discovery  :)

"Sick to death of not knowing." Classic own-goal.

I see your point Issuevoter. There is a slight difference of 'influential' between the Paper and plastic people on them.

Personally, I would like to see the notes themselves show a more 'Artistic' aspect, a new modern style of Australia compared to the rest of the world. Afterall, the World is looking to and relying on Australia becoming the World's leading Artistic nation (like the USA is for politics, the middle-east is for military).
I don't place importance of the 'celebrity' appearance since the Roman era, when it comes to money - otherwise, shouldn't there be the appearance of the Top 10 of Australia's most Wealthiest people (money) in History. They must be dead to be recognised. I mean - it is 'money' afterall. The notes look like all those celebrities who get painted for the Archibald pomparity and 'ego'.

I think our money should be more Artistic, rather than Politically influenced.  ;) 8-)

...btw.

I say that, because having our money 'Artistic' based, no longer Political. You could say then, that I believe it will make us 'more' money nationally... BECAUSE IT IS A NICHE MARKET  ;)

That Ned Kelly note looks so 'American'  :P :D