Ah, the humble fiver. The Queen Liz. Givvus a fiver, you say to your mates. If one were asked to rank all banknotes by usefulness, the fiver would be at the top, comfortably. Maybe followed by the noble twenty. Also, you can fold it in such a way that it looks like a whale performing fellatio, so it’s got that going for it, too.
Well folks, we’ve got an update. The beloved purple sheen of the fiver is being updated with new anti-fraud security measures and a new design.
There’s definitely a lot going on here. That blue strip is actually a “distinctive top to bottom window” which is obviously some kind of security measure but also makes it seem like it is future money from the future. So it has that going for it.
Apparently the new notes are tactile so vision-impaired people can more easily distinguish between denominations.
Queen Elizabeth’s profile has been subtly redesigned, but it looks like the whale blowjob is still eminently achievable. Thanks for having our back, designer.
still works pic.twitter.com/8V7kfIz3M5
— adam (@mostlyfilth) April 11, 2016
According to the Reserve Bank of Australia, this is a ‘basic design’, which means that presumably it could change between now and the 1st of September, when it is due to be issued.
Obviously it’ll take a while for these new notes to reach critical mass in circulation… but keep an eye out from September.
Source: Reserve Bank of Australia.
Photo: Reserve Bank of Australia.
