The World's Coolest Banknotes 

I'll be making an updated version towards the end of the year. Any suggestions for what banknotes should be included?

The Australian notes have micro poems written on them. You can see them clearly with a microscope.

As a Canadian I can confirm that our money *does* smell like maple syrup. Maybe it's a placebo, but I don't care.

"We don't have enough woman on bank notes" Norway: _FISH ON BANKNOTES_

Australian notes also include Braille for those who may be vision impaired

Monopoly money looks awesome too.

Fun Fact, the swiss Bank has released an app that shows various AR elements if you hold your phones Camera at a swiss bank note, it's really interesting and i am not aware of any other currency having something like that.

"The Euro looks cool." -nobody

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The U.S has possibly the most boring banknotes in the world. When they released the new banknote designs in the late 90's I wrote to the Bureau of Printing and Engraving to complain that the new notes looked more like coupons than banknotes of the world's reserve currency. The wrote back and said they had been tasked with making the notes more secure not more pleasing aesthetically. They are ugly!

I’m Hungarian, and I never even knew about the hidden uv light stuff.

”Turn on the UV light” Me “Oh no”

I work at Travelex (currency exchange) in Australia and can confirm that Canadian dollars do indeed smell like maple syrup! I love when we get deliveries of uncirculated bundles, they smell so sweet! BUT believe it or not, the New Zealand dollars actually smell sweeter! It's so awesome!!! Great video Chris! I agree all these notes are super cool, also another favourite currency of mine is the beautifully coloured Fiji dollars! :)

The new 10er Swiss Franc was released in October 2017, it looks fantastic. The 200er will follow this Spring.

You should see our new 50 Aussie note mate, you'd be blown away

I am Hungarian and didn't know our banknotes were this cool! Loved the video!

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I like that our Canadian bank notes have the value in braille.

Kroner note looks like shoegaze album art. So cool! South African and Costa Rican notes are beautiful :)

I’m beginning to wish that we (Australia) would officially change the name of our currency to the dollarydoo

The coolest feature on the new Aussie $5 and $10 notes are that they have a code in braille so that blind people will easily know exactly what they are holding. $5 = single bump, $10 = 2 bumps. At 3:39 you can see the bumps near the top left and bottom right corners of the clear bit.

As a Swiss resident, I am really happy you like our bank notes ^\^ The 10 Franc note has been in circulation for a couple of months now, and it has the theme of “time”. I’m really curious about the others (100, 200, 1000), still.

I don’t think I’d want to spend anything using the Swiss notes! 😍

the new Australian notes also have a neat little feature as well. The old notes were all different sizes in length (with the $5 being the shortest and gradually increasing by the note and the $100 being the largest), the new ones keep this going but add an extra feature that can be overlooked at first glance. Each note near the top has a number of raised dots. Each note has a different number of dots ($5 have one, $10 having two, $20 having three, $50 four and $100 five), these I've been told along with the different length of notes are to help the visually impaired know which note is which. It wasn't mentioned and I honestly think it should as more countries should help their citizens with small features that make people's lives easier.

the new Swisswiss franc notes are really thick

surprised the kiwi bills aren't here. their 5'er won a world competition

The new 200 swiss is amazing. The 100, not released yet, has to be incredible

Who came for their own currency... Yay Norway 🇳🇴 was here

Costa Rican money is the prettiest I think. It’s the most colourful out of all of them b

Yeah and I‘m from Switzerland :)

As a Norwegian I have to say: Take that Sweden!

G’day from Australia 🇦🇺 I’ve tried to many European countries and I love the Swiss currency 🇨🇭, but Australia I think still has the most aesthetic money in the world. All the notes are unique, equipped with numerous counterfeit measures, various colours, and microscopic poems... it’s also made out of a strong polymer which makes it difficult to get scrunched when it’s in a confined space and it is water-resistant too... Those are just some features to name :)

I'm Costarican and when i saw that bill in the thumbnail i inmediatly click it

Also fun fact: on the australian $10 note if you zoom in really close on the area behind Banjo Patterson you'll see the WHOLE of man from snowing river printed really tiny

I thought my Monopoly money and the US $100 bill were cool... but these are on a whole other level.

There's something about your videos that's so relaxing to watch. New subscriber here from the Philippines 🙂

This video looks like it took a lot of effort! I love the way that you used stop motion. My favorite is definitely the Swiss ones. Great video, you earned a new sub

I'm from Hungary and I had no idea

Really nice video! I like the way you made it and how in detail you could get when explaining the features in the banknotes. My favourite are the Swiss Francs. They are absolutely a cut above the rest.

Canadian bills definitely smell sweet, but not really like maple

Australia didn't "adopt" the poly note. They fkn created it 😂

I know this video is about notes, but the new (2017) Canadian two dollar coin is rather interesting. It features a glow in the dark aurora borealis.

Wow! Swiss notes are really beautiful. Like a painting 😍

The Swiss Franc is really the best looking one. When I saw them the first time in Zurich Switzerland I was shocked at how beautiful they were. Its very well design and its vertical!

Something else you missed. If you shine a laser through the clear section on part of the Canadian bank note it projects a maple leaf.

I like your voice, accent, style, and detailed explanations. I also collect banknotes and coins. Can I ask you...is the green drafting paper real or did you use software to create it? I am thinking about stealing your background. What did you use to edit your video? It is awesome.

What a well made video! Subbed because of your cat bridge, now so happy I did! Brilliant work pal! Thanks for being great!

Swiss Franc is a living piece of art, i'm in love! They are so thick aswell, always feels like new.

HUNGARY!❤

They forgot the secret image you can find in the Canadian note by shining a lazer through the maple leaf!

Nicely put together..... Thanks.

For the Canadian bills, if you shine a laser through the circular part of the maple leaf it'll show the denomination of the bill.

Omg This one of the best videos of all time!

New Zealand's new series is very beautiful. I recently got the 5 through 50; I hope to get a 100 soon. I am in the U.S.A.

This actually has me appreciating these unique currency’s.. They’re all so beautiful and vibrant.

They're all wonderful and so very well presented. Proud of the Canadian bills, but awestruck at all the others - such imagination and creativity! Wonderful what we can do when we put our minds to higher pursuits, no? Well done, all!

I'd have to say that the Costa Rican colones notes are my favorite!

Is the USD still boring? I think the NZD is a stunning currency

Love the vivid colors and uniqueness of each banknote!

Thanks for putting the CHF so high up. It's really quite a nice note to behold. I wonder if I ever get to see the recently released 1000.- note but it's a bit expensive xD

I wasn't expected this video to be that good!

We now have the 10 francs too in Switzerland! :)

Love your videos. Do not stop.

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The back of the 500 HUF banknote actually shows my little hometown's castle, where the Rákóczi family(a historical noble family in Hungary) once lived. On the front you can see Francois Rákóczi II, who was the leader of a failed War of Indepence in the early 18th century. In fact the back of the banknotes show famous historical moments or places from the person's life, who is on the front side of the note. Fun fact: I am actually living on a street, which has been named after the painter, who has painted the portrait of Francois Rákóczi II, which the picture of him is based on.

Yeii Costa Rica ♥️ thanks for the video 👏🏽

This video editing is on point!!!! Well done!

Thanks for mentioning us 🇿🇦

Thought this would be some kind of bad WatchMojo video, but very good production, and very intresting host!

I’m swiss and as a bakery cassier I see them a lot an I just love how they look.

Very informational, I love your sense of humor. You got yourself a subscriber!

I love the 80's - early 90's U.S notes. Conservative, yet extremely intricate at the same time.

I literally said 'lol our money won't be shown' (Australian) GUESS WHO'S WRONG!

My personal list: 1.Swiss Franc🇨🇭 2.Norwegian Krone🇳🇴 3.Australian Dollar🇦🇺 4.New Zealand Dollar🇳🇿 5.Canadian Dollar🇨🇦

The Dutch Gulden designs where simply wonderful, the 50 had a sunflower on it! :D The Euro: *"I'm about to end this man's whole career."*

Chris, love the storytelling and creativity in your videos. Would be great to see your take on the EURion constellation. The Swiss notes reminded me of it.

The new 10 swiss franc is the coolest..

The Canadian $10 bill has updated since and we have a black woman on it now! Her name is Viola Desmund and she challenged racial segregation.

Lovely collection.

Also the new Australian notes have raised dots for the vision impaired to feel which note they have (one dot for $5, two for $10). Looks like the Canadian notes have raised dots too

Yay Australia made it on the list!🇦🇺

Cool to see Switzerland on this !

Love the video! More like that please! 🙌🏻😍

Well done man, earned my sub

For me : 1: Switzerland 2: Canada 3: Costa rica 😍

Norway made it yay hahah🇳🇴

I'd love to see a part 2 once there's enough new notes to do so!

have to agree with swiss franc being no.1! the built and feel of the note is superb. you'll know it when you got it

The new Australian notes are so cool!!! The new $10 looks so great!!!!

I love the enthusiasm! Sucked me right in :)

The frank is so beautiful that it looks like and art conference or convention banner!

I can't believe Canada made the cut! I'm so happy and proud of our Canadian money. You can't forget that our $1 and $2 coins feature a duck and a polar bear respectively (as well as a beaver on the 5 cents, the bluenose fishing boat on the 10 cents and a caribou on the quarter) As for the maple syrup scent rumor, I think that they 100% smell like Maple syrup. I noticed it the first time I ever got to hold the note and I've been preaching it ever since. Everyone thinks I'm crazy and my family says I'm just being silly but as the bloodhound of the house, I think I'm gonna listen to my nose, thank you very much.

As a Canadian citizen, I believe that the new (2019?) 10$CAD bills are more beautiful than all the bills shown in this video except the (UV)Hungarian and Australian ones.

Whenever I go to the UK, I just stay there and admire the sheer beauty of the bank notes... Euros, on the other hand, are not as beautiful...

Only one word to appreciate your video bro it was awesome.

I like the clear see-through features

I'm from Hungary but i didn't knew that our money can do that lmao

I live in switzerland and for me they’re pretty normal :)

2:39 I got this from my teacher as a gift for getting good marks in my assessment. Idk where he got it from, but I still have it.

8:58 above the pixelated fishing boat is the Orion constellation. :)