stux⚡️
One of the things I do like about the #Euro are the colors  🌈
Dec 12, 2022 at 12:34pmWeb
Show threadstux⚡️Dec 12, 2022
It's still old skool paper money but at least it seems a bit more happier than the dollar for example
Show threadÉric FreyssinetDec 12, 2022
@stux it is actually made of 100% cotton, not regular paper.
Show threadstux⚡️Dec 12, 2022
@ericfreyss Oh really!  that's cool! 
Show threadberkes 🐝 🚐 🏄 🌱Dec 12, 2022

@ericfreyss @stux Because of the cotton, the money is washable. Making it easy to launder.

Contrary to most crypto-currencies it survives a washing machine easily.

Show threadJohn TerwiskeDec 12, 2022
@ericfreyss @stux US paper money is mostly cotton. 25% is linen which is made from the flax plant. The Crane paper company here in Massachusetts is the sole provider of the materials used to make US currency.
Show threadBotoloDec 12, 2022
@ericfreyss @stux oh wow, I did not know that! Is there a reason for it?
Show threadÉric FreyssinetDec 12, 2022
@botolo86 @stux mostly their environmental sustainability, they last longer. https://www.dnb.nl/en/green-economy/euro-banknotes-of-sustainable-cotton/
Euro banknotes made of sustainable cotton

All the banknotes printed for DNB are made of sustainable cotton. And a special protective layer ensures they last longer.

Show threadPolychrome Dec 12, 2022
@stux I like "old school" paper money because nobody can vanish it away with a push of a button 
Show threadCecilia BellDec 12, 2022
@stux The *American dollar - some of us (e.g., Canada, Australia, New Zealand) have dollars in colour! 😀
Show thread😻🇨🇦MimzyDub🇨🇦😻Dec 13, 2022
@CeciliaBell @stux yes, we here in Canada have very colourful money. Even our Toonies (two dollar coins) have a flash of colour sometimes, aside from its usual two tones, and our quarters occasionally have a bit of colour as well.
Show threadmatsimpskDec 12, 2022
@stux they’re nowhere near as nice as the old Dutch notes though
Show threadDee ToherDec 12, 2022

@stux I wish they had gone with Irish tradition and used images of native animal species (from around Europe, not just Ireland) instead of fake generic architecture.

I agree with no people on notes, but imagine the fun we would have with all the potential animals that could be included.

Show threadMans RDec 12, 2022
@DToher @stux Fake? Those bridges are all in Spijkenisse, the Netherlands.
Show threadDee ToherDec 12, 2022
@mansr built after the notes were in circulation as I am sure that you are aware!
Show threadTerriDec 12, 2022
@stux Canadian money is like this as well.
Show threadLucifarGundamDec 12, 2022
@puckgrl @stux
Why are all the other countries trading paper Skittles ? :P
Show threadCharDec 12, 2022
@stux looks just like New Zealand bank notes, so cheerful 😀
Show threadMarcioDec 12, 2022

@stux

I like to have it on my pocket

Show threadramDec 12, 2022
@stux Colourful money is fun, like in Canada we even have a vertical $10 bill! And 2022's toonie (two dollar coin) has black plated nickel that looks sooo slick!
Show threadPingRDDec 12, 2022
@ram @stux omg I want one of these black toonies
Show threadSPICY EVIL CAET🍬🍭🎄Dec 12, 2022
@stux i like that i can buy food with it
Show threadA/NDec 12, 2022
@stux IDR has this too :)
Show threadCharliDuffy6Dec 12, 2022
@stux colorful and fun, would almost encourage me to collect
Show threadDerekBDec 12, 2022
@stux I always loved the colours of the guilders
Show threadeternal spectreDec 12, 2022
@stux American dollars always look so depressing next to all the colorful paper money around the world
Show threadcrucifixGlitchDec 12, 2022
@stux That's also why I like Canadian currency!
Show threadHoul Floof Dec 12, 2022
@stux gay euro
Show threadPyrox Dec 12, 2022
@Houl @stux europride
Show threadoldschooltf2Dec 12, 2022
@stux here in Brazil we also have colorful money. It's beautiful!
Show threadMichael McAllister ♿Dec 14, 2022
@stux From my understanding, this was done for accessibility. 🙂 ♿ https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/visually/html/index.en.html
Visually impaired people

The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the purchasing power of the single currency.

European Central Bank