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spindles · 02-03-2010, 02:58 PM

I have a US dollar coin on my desk here and I had no idea who the lady on the coin was.

Like this:

Her name is Spoiler: SUSAN B. ANTHONY

It got me thinking - do people who use currency regularly actually recognise the people on them? Coins in Oz only have the queen on them, so she is easy to recognise.

We do have different people on our bank notes. Of these, I only know Banjo Patterson on the $10 and the Queen is also on the $5 (not in the picture below)

I wonder what the criteria for ending up on currency is and whether the average person cares, as long as you can swap it for something you want?

So - who do you recognise?

and do you care who's on the coins and notes you spend?

02-03-2010, 02:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
spindles Mine is an evil laugh Location: Sydney, Australia	Appearing on Currency I have a US dollar coin on my desk here and I had no idea who the lady on the coin was. Like this: Her name is Spoiler: SUSAN B. ANTHONY It got me thinking - do people who use currency regularly actually recognise the people on them? Coins in Oz only have the queen on them, so she is easy to recognise. We do have different people on our bank notes. Of these, I only know Banjo Patterson on the $10 and the Queen is also on the $5 (not in the picture below) I wonder what the criteria for ending up on currency is and whether the average person cares, as long as you can swap it for something you want? So - who do you recognise? and do you care who's on the coins and notes you spend? __________________ who hid my keyboard's PANIC button?