World's Coolest Banknotes 2021 - Voted By You!

The World's Coolest Banknotes 2021

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[gpaderx]

Hi, I'm a Filipino. I just want to mention that Philippine Peso bills have new upgrades. The window security thread which runs vertically through each denomination will now feature a strip of ethnic weave patterns which change colors. The design is unique for each denomination. There will be embossed figures/number at the lower right corner will also have changing rainbow hues at P1000 and P500. Then they also add black tactile or embossed markings at the right end of each bill, allowing the elderly, blind, and visually impaired to set each note apart like the other countries did.

[nolram]

I absolutely adore the creative design of the Norway notes.

[irzalamru]

"And then we become a Millionaire with the Indonesian Rupiah"
🤣🤣

[connorc]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the effort Chris puts into these videos, not just the newspapers he makes for a few seconds of scenes but even making a custom Syrup label and the blinking people on bank notes that are in almost every video. They’re tiny things that make all the difference to an already great video. It’s one of the many reasons Chris has been my favourite creator for about a year now.

[larsrons]

6:01 the Indonesian *75.000 note* is most surprising to me, the division of *75* being very unusual in bank notes (I've never seen it before). The extra many colours on this particular note adds to the impression of a celebration. Good idea, Indonesia!

Those local *"Lake District" notes* (2018-19?) were very surprising, I didn't know you'd had such local notes in England.

[ae_quor]

I love Switzerland's! It's cool how they represent their currency with concepts and not people!

[Sammeep]

All these other countries: Vibrant, colorful banknotes
My currency, US$: Very old-fashioned, watered-down colors

[sashan]

“It actually smells like maple syrup”

He could never be more right

[mfaizsyahmi]

the best thing to come out of chris' sponsorship is seeing him in a shark suit

[kaiseri]

Thank you Chris (and the fans as well) for including the Philippine banknotes. I am proud that the Philippine Peso has come a very long way of modernization and cool designs.

[Heyitsann]

4:00 “and the Really Royal Bank of Scotland”

[SgtMoo]

As an Aussie I think our new notes look pretty sweet (and leave it to us to put a typo on the ol' dollarydoo) but damn I can't wait to see the rest of the vertical Canadian notes, that's a really nice take on a bank note. The pixelated Kroner is pretty nice too.

Note to Chris, don't know if you are aware that our new $100 note came out near the end of last year but they seem to be pretty rare. Even as someone who works in retail store where high cash amounts aren't uncommon I don't think I've even seen one yet.

[EmanuelsWorkbench]

The misspelling on the Australian note is actually a common anti-counterfeiting technique -- fake note makers would incorrectly spell the word correctly. :0)

[Astaroth]

Indonesian: only allowed to have 1 piece of 75.000 banknotes per person

This guy: used to have 5 of them

Also indonesian: "wait, that's illegal"

[ingelisew]

Thank you for a lovely video! Just a tip for you Half Asleep Chris; the Norwegian 100 kroner note is not a cargo ship. The main motif on the 100 kroner note is the Gokstad ship. This is Norway's largest preserved Viking ship. The ship was built around the year 900 and was found in a burial mound in 1880.

[JJLiu-xckg]

1:39 JJ McCullough has officially entered the Half Asleep Chris canon and I could not be happier

[riegelvega.]

You're lucky to get that special 75.000 IDR banknote. Many Indonesian didn't get it :

[harshit.]

Can we also expect 'The world's coolest coins' if you don't mind 😅😅

[nster]

Man those are awesome! My favourites are from my own country, Canada, and I love how many of these bills around the world symbolise things the nation is proud of, their landscapes, bio-diversity and important moments. I feel second-hand pride of the respective countries for a bunch of these bills lol

[tomatofish]

You should use the UV light on the swedish notes, there’s an insane amount of hidden stuff everywhere