tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626292304461574111.post1172341506854560308..comments2023-12-27T19:24:48.254-05:00Comments on Tell me why the world is weird: The color of money. No I mean literally, the color of money.perfectnumber628http://www.blogger.com/profile/10303683510076315803noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626292304461574111.post-44020348571397902122012-06-18T21:25:49.960-04:002012-06-18T21:25:49.960-04:00Yep, the US is pretty unorthodox as far as money g...Yep, the US is pretty unorthodox as far as money goes. I would bet good money (ha.) that referring to bills as green is a very American thing. We've had some weird coins in the past too, like 3 and 20 cents, as well as gold coins meant for actual circulation. Until I got one I didn't realize how tiny they were - the $5 one was about as big as a nickel! And that was back when $5 was a good chunk of money.<br /><br />Oh, and you mentioned Russian coins - an interesting fact about those is that they make coins worth 1 and 5 kopeks (with a kopek being 1/100 of a ruble). That means they've actually been minting coins worth 0.03 cents! They're not used much in practice, obviously.Michael Gottliebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626292304461574111.post-18660873492645452112012-06-18T21:02:43.309-04:002012-06-18T21:02:43.309-04:00Also, the whole thing with the dime being smaller ...Also, the whole thing with the dime being smaller than the nickel and penny doesn't make sense. This becomes apparent when trying to explain it to a non-American. <br /><br />"Yeah, it's weird but that's just the way it is." Actually, no, other countries get along fine with their currency sizes actually making sense. -_-perfectnumber628https://www.blogger.com/profile/10303683510076315803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626292304461574111.post-69506745717271854222012-06-18T20:37:56.241-04:002012-06-18T20:37:56.241-04:00One of the many reasons coins are better than bill...One of the many reasons coins are better than bills. I don't know about non-western currency, but America is behind the Canadians, Brits, and Europeans when it comes to having coins that are actually worth something. Sure we have dollar coins, but as long as dollar bills are in circulation, no one uses them.Ed Venatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906657500977145411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626292304461574111.post-84115451211308261542012-06-18T19:07:16.125-04:002012-06-18T19:07:16.125-04:00Wow I hadn't even thought about that! It tota...Wow I hadn't even thought about that! It totally makes sense for bills to be different sizes, then.perfectnumber628https://www.blogger.com/profile/10303683510076315803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626292304461574111.post-38124243418209895592012-06-18T18:12:59.645-04:002012-06-18T18:12:59.645-04:00generally currencies are designed for use by peopl...generally currencies are designed for use by people who are colorblind or blind, to encourage rapid differentiation, are easily sortable (hence the different sizes), to be machine readable, and to be resistant to damage. however, usa currency has existed in design much longer than most currencies (i believe this is because americans dislike change when tradition is involved). remember how much outcry there was when the reverse of the $5 bill had an oversized numeral 5 printed in purple? and again with the $20 redesign? our currency (I believe) is still not readable by touch like many other prominent currencies.brandonnoreply@blogger.com