# What country mints the world's coolest/sexiest currency? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 10, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345 "2012-04-10T04:16:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345/21 "2012-04-12T00:01:17Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Someone has to be the pedantic jerk so I will. You print currency and mint coins. Coins ARE currency. In the USA, paper money is printed at Printing and Engraving. Coins are _struck_ at the US Mint. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345/22 "2012-04-12T00:41:25Z")
Recently, I’ve gotten three quarters in my change with differently-coloured inserts: yellow, blue, and red. > [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](#): > > The Dutch Guilders notes from ~ 1980 to 2002 were pretty nice looking. The transition to the Euro was an improvement in many countries but not in the Netherlands (euros are pretty bland in my opinion). > > See the links on this page [Netherlands - Dutch Guilder Currency Bank Note Image Gallery - Gulden / Florin Banknotes of The Netherlands](http://www.banknotes.com/nl.htm) from NL-96 onwards for examples. The [50-guilder note](http://www.banknotes.com/nl96.htm) from 1982 remains my all-time favourite banknote. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345/23 "2012-04-12T02:15:20Z")
> [@mnemosyne](#): > > [Glow-in-the-dark dinosaur coin.](http://www.mint.ca/store/coin/dinosaur-25cent-coloured-glowinthedark-coin-2012-prod1290004) > > I think Canada wins. No, sorry, the Cook Islands are still in the lead with “naked chick riding a shark”. ---
**Author:** ![Imasquare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345/24 "2012-04-12T05:27:08Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > I still prefer the lightness and simplicity of the Euro design. The [Australian ones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknotes_of_the_Australian_dollar#Current_series_.28polymer.29) seem gaudy and I can’t figure out what the current NZ series is. The Australian $50 appears to have Robin Williams in his role as Mrs Doubtfire on it. [http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/1/2/7/7/7/6/webimg/465385622\_tp.jpg](http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/1/2/7/7/7/6/webimg/465385622_tp.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345/25 "2012-04-12T05:37:01Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > No, sorry, the Cook Islands are still in the lead with “naked chick riding a shark”. Well, in fairness, climate means that Canada is unlikely to come out with “naked chick riding a polar bear” any time soon. Though that _would_ be interesting… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345/26 "2012-04-12T07:55:36Z")
> [@Imasquare](#): > > The Australian $50 appears to have Robin Williams in his role as Mrs Doubtfire on it. > > [http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/1/2/7/7/7/6/webimg/465385622\_tp.jpg](http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/1/2/7/7/7/6/webimg/465385622_tp.jpg) Hah! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345/27 "2012-04-12T14:55:54Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Well, in fairness, climate means that Canada is unlikely to come out with “naked chick riding a polar bear” any time soon. [Don’t be too sure.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedna_%28mythology%29) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345/28 "2012-04-12T15:37:17Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > No, sorry, the Cook Islands are still in the lead with “naked chick riding a shark”. 1. I’m a straight woman, so I am significantly less impressed by that as the men in this thread seem to be 2. Glow in the dark dinosaurs 3. GLOW IN THE DARK **DINOSAURS**. I also love the current five-dollar bill, with a hockey scene and quote from Roch Carrier’s “The Hockey Sweater” on it, but I’m a hockey fan. > [@](#): > > ``` > Les hivers de mon enfance étaient des saisons longues, longues. Nous vivions en trois lieux: l'école, l'église et la patinoire; mais la vraie vie était sur la patinoire. > > The winters of my childhood were long, long seasons. We lived in three places - the school, the church and the skating rink - but our real life was on the skating rink. > > ``` ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345/29 "2012-04-12T16:23:25Z")
> [@mnemosyne](#): > > 1. I’m a straight woman, so I am significantly less impressed by that as the men in this thread seem to be > > 2. Glow in the dark dinosaurs > > 3. GLOW IN THE DARK **DINOSAURS**. I’m with you. As if some silly tart with her tits out is better than a glow in the dark dinosaur or a holographic snake. Plebeian, to be sure. ---
**Author:** ![BomTek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bomtek/32/21364_2.png) [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345/30 "2012-04-13T18:00:27Z")
> [@mnemosyne](#): > > [Glow-in-the-dark dinosaur coin.](http://www.mint.ca/store/coin/dinosaur-25cent-coloured-glowinthedark-coin-2012-prod1290004) > > I think Canada wins. Came here to say something like this. After seeing this coin the other day (not in person, just elsewhere on the web), I think it’s my new favorite coin. It just appeals to my inner 6-year-old. My question is, is this purely a commemorative thing, or is it in regular circulation? ETA: I looked at the pricing on the link above, and I think I just answered my own question. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345/31 "2012-04-13T21:40:46Z")
> [@polar\_bear](#): > > Sigh, I still miss the ‘geeltje’ - which funnily enough refers to a red note - and have always been sad I never got the chance to activily use the 250 notes. At the the time of the switch to the euro, that was more money than I ever needed to spend. I actually liked the 50 guilders note best, which my Finnish friend called “hippy money” because it had the big sunflower on it. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345/32 "2012-04-13T21:48:28Z")
Do you like birds? [![](https://www.atsnotes.com/catalog/banknotes-pictures/trinidad-tobago/trinidad-tobago-41.JPG) ](https://www.atsnotes.com/catalog/banknotes-pictures/trinidad-tobago/trinidad-tobago-41.JPG) The penny has a hummingbird on it! [http://ebid.s3.amazonaws.com/upload\_big/2/7/1/1315514345-28326-0.jpg](http://ebid.s3.amazonaws.com/upload_big/2/7/1/1315514345-28326-0.jpg) Birds galore! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345/33 "2012-04-13T22:17:05Z")
Ok, maybe a stretch, but… [Hot Chicks of Hooters Casino Chips](http://www.coveryourcards.com/LAS_VEGAS_CASINO_CHIPS.html)? ---
**Author:** ![polar\_bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345/34 "2012-04-14T14:45:23Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Well, in fairness, climate means that Canada is unlikely to come out with “naked chick riding a polar bear” any time soon. Somehow this made me cough up my coffee, don’t know why:D. > [@PookahMacPhellimey](#): > > I actually liked the 50 guilders note best, which my Finnish friend called “hippy money” because it had the big sunflower on it. Yeah, the 50 is prettier, but the 25 used to be the note I used most. I also really liked the fact that it was ‘25’, now we’re stuck with those damn ‘20’ Euro notes. It’s probably just nostalgia talking. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345/35 "2012-04-14T14:52:23Z")
There’s about 5 zillion posts on Canadian plastic currency. It must be exciting. Meanwhile I still have some pennies with Queen Victoria on them. Worth bugger all, but I like them. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345/36 "2012-04-14T17:05:48Z")
I loved the line in the article on he dinosaur coin; “Her majesty does not glow in the dark” Oh come on! How much cooler would it be if she did? Hell, just put a small glow in the dark crown on her head. That’d be all you’d see in the dark and would be awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Nature\_s\_Call](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nature_s_call/32/19006_2.png) [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345/37 "2012-04-14T18:23:04Z")
> [@mnemosyne](#): > > I also love the current five-dollar bill, with a hockey scene and quote from Roch Carrier’s “The Hockey Sweater” on it, but I’m a hockey fan. As a Stark Trek fan I submit the front of the fiver is a more [logical choice](http://www.margonaut.com/newblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/spock5.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Nature\_s\_Call](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nature_s_call/32/19006_2.png) [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345/38 "2012-04-14T18:29:30Z")
(of course I meant Star Trek, though I do admire Iron Man) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345.md?page=1)