anonguest Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) OK. So yesterday I get my hands on one of the new plastic £5 notes for the first time. After the, unsurprising, initial period of reflecting on its monopoly money child like size - a further symbolic representation of the diminishing value of our cash.......I noted the clever features in it. One such is the face portraits oriented in one direction on one side and, when turning the note over, said portraits now oriented the other way. In particular the quuens head on the small transparent section on left hand side. My immediate reaction is "that's neat" and then spending hours scratching my head to work out how it's done. Someone put me out of my misery and tell me or point me to a website that explains the technology behind it. Thanks I should add that it seems odd to me to introduce such high tech anti-counterfeiting measures on a note that no one bother to counterfeit, on account of its relatively piddly value - as well as one that is likely next in line to be replaced by a coin, as was the £1 note. Surely it would have made more sense to introduce these measures on to the £20 or even £50 note first? Edited October 14, 2016 by anonguest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonguest Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) Mods: apologies this was meant to go in the OT board. Feel free to delete. Edited October 14, 2016 by anonguest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futuroid Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 They did the £5 first because old style fivers have such a short life (they fall to bits within around 6 months of printing IIRC) banks are reluctant to put them in cash machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDevil Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 It seems odd that they spend so much time making them counterfeit proof, all the while the BoE scumbags are printing £170Bn worth of then for their bankster mates ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 On my one the queen looks in whichever direction you point her. Think yours must be counterfeit TBH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Apple Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I got 4 of these when I got £20 out of the ATM. Didn't even know ATMs did £5s, pretty sure you need to enter an amount divisible by 10. Is it a drive to get them out there and replace the existing notes asap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stay Beautiful Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Works well as a stylus for record players by letting the corner drop into the groove, unfortunatley the BOE did not incorparate any leads to plug into an amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frugal Git Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) I just this second used one to pay for my crisps (tea is of course free) in waitrose. 'You're the first one to actually pay for something with one - everyone else is hoarding them! If only that was the case with cash in general in the populace at large. Edited October 14, 2016 by Frugal Git Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Apparently whilst they survive washing machines very well, tumble drying them makes them into toytown money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonguest Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 27 minutes ago, Si1 said: Apparently whilst they survive washing machines very well, tumble drying them makes them into toytown money With the current, and anticipated, rate of decline in their purchasing value I suspect that they will be de facto toytown money before too long. That aside.....I still can't figure out how they achieve the clever face orientation 'trick' on both sides (applies for the Churchill portrait too, if you hold it up to the light) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Democorruptcy Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 36 minutes ago, anonguest said: With the current, and anticipated, rate of decline in their purchasing value I suspect that they will be de facto toytown money before too long. That aside.....I still can't figure out how they achieve the clever face orientation 'trick' on both sides (applies for the Churchill portrait too, if you hold it up to the light) I don't see a clever face trick. It's just a picture of the Queen that you can see from either side. Her hair switches sides as it should when looking back to front, if it were a trick her hair would stay on one side? The Bank of England text and pound sign, is correct on the front but backwards on the bank, so no trick there either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybong Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) The most notable feature is that they are so slippery they work their way out of your pocket with incredible ease so you don't get a chance to spend them. You lose them and somebody else gets to spend them. A slippery slimy idea to put people off paper money and to help to encourage digital money. They're awful and one can only hope they don't extend the awful idea to other notes. Edited October 15, 2016 by billybong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle_Kenny Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 13 hours ago, anonguest said: Surely it would have made more sense to introduce these measures on to the £20 or even £50 note first? There are no plans to introduce a new 50 pound note. Part of the effort to undermine cash and enforce negative interest rates on everybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gardener Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 10 hours ago, Democorruptcy said: I don't see a clever face trick. It's just a picture of the Queen that you can see from either side. Her hair switches sides as it should when looking back to front, if it were a trick her hair would stay on one side? The Bank of England text and pound sign, is correct on the front but backwards on the bank, so no trick there either. Yes. I haven't a clue what the OP means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XswampyX Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 2 minutes ago, the gardener said: Yes. I haven't a clue what the OP means. A senior moment i think. We all have them..... My door handle when i'm inside the house is on the left, but when I go outside it's on the right. What is this door handle magic and how does it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusion of VIs Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 5 hours ago, XswampyX said: A senior moment i think. We all have them..... My door handle when i'm inside the house is on the left, but when I go outside it's on the right. What is this door handle magic and how does it work? Do you think this might be the OP https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=woman+petrol+station&view=detail&mid=B1CFB182A147E9F09497B1CFB182A147E9F09497&FORM=VIRE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtomsilver Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 On 14/10/2016 at 11:31 AM, Futuroid said: They did the £5 first because old style fivers have such a short life (they fall to bits within around 6 months of printing IIRC) banks are reluctant to put them in cash machines. One of my 'spoons customers begged me not to give him any more new fivers in change as he is hoarding them. Some people have no self control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
council dweller Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Long Tom......you should have taken it as a tip....`well, I`ll take it off your hands`. I tested one in Aldi, screwed it up and stuffed it in my pocket. Got home , remembered the note, pulled it out and it was just about perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futuroid Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 45 minutes ago, council dweller said: Long Tom......you should have taken it as a tip....`well, I`ll take it off your hands`. I tested one in Aldi, screwed it up and stuffed it in my pocket. Got home , remembered the note, pulled it out and it was just about perfect Perfect for columbian marching powder - a wipe clean surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor_Blade Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 (edited) Owning a retail business, I've had loads. Not a massive fan TBH as the UV security features are crap IMO, especially as the plastic material means there's no watermarking as per the paper notes (presume the other features are meant to replace this) - hopefully these will be better on the higher denomination notes to follow. They do not like heat - some idiot tried to pay with one that he'd tried to set fire to (one corner melted) & got the hump when I refused it & they do tear....although they repair with sellotape as easily as paper notes. Edited October 15, 2016 by Motor_Blade Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybong Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 A slippery slimy idea to put people off paper money and to help to encourage digital money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonriver Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 On 14/10/2016 at 1:23 PM, Frugal Git said: I just this second used one to pay for my crisps (tea is of course free) in waitrose. 'You're the first one to actually pay for something with one - everyone else is hoarding them! If only that was the case with cash in general in the populace at large. I went into 3 different shops yesterday and all of them gave me a pile of £1 coins in change, saying they had no five pound notes in the till at all, as people were hoarding them! What for? Do they think they are going to be worth more if they hoard them? I have just been using any I have as I go along. But having lived in Oz for a number of years, plastic monetary notes are not a novelty to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riedquat Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Funny the dislike they're getting from some people, they're a new change that for once I don't dislike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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