Corporate sponsorship/branding/advertising on notes and coins?

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  1. SpacePete

    SpacePete Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Has it ever been seriously suggested that production costs for minting coins and printing notes could be offset by allowing a corporate sponsor to put their logo on the currency?
     
    SpacePete, Apr 2, 2016
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    No. Please don't even suggest it!
     
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  3. billybob888

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    I think the cost of printing notes can be offset by printing more money
     
    billybob888, Apr 3, 2016
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    Hong Kong goes beyond even that suggestion; it allows private banks to print circulating Hong Kong Dollar banknotes, as long as they put up adequate US Dollar as collateral with the Monetary Authority. The Hong Kong Dollar is pegged to the US Dollar.

    Source: http://www.hkma.gov.hk/eng/key-functions/monetary-stability/notes-coins-hong-kong/notes.shtml

    Same currency, same denomination, three/four* different designs circulating at the same time.
    Sample: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknotes_of_the_Hong_Kong_dollar#Note-issuing_banks
     
    Roswell Crash Survivor, Apr 3, 2016
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  5. billybob888

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    Also HSBC, think their notes are the most circulated in hongkong
     
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    Who would regulate it? It could easily get out of control.
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    qquack01, Apr 3, 2016
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    Paper vs Plastic

    Plastic are recyclable, can be wash after single use

    That's why people laundries their papers.
     
    Golden ChipMunk, Apr 3, 2016
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  8. Golightly

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    It's not like the notes are going to lose credibility
    I think they should be forced to display the banks that own shares in the RBA
     
    Golightly, Apr 3, 2016
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    Taxi companies in the UK have been asked to stop doing this and there have been far right political groups in the UK doing something similar.

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    Source:
     
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  10. Ag bullet

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    are you suggesting that ronald Mcdonald is a terrorist? because only terrorists use $100 notes these days.
     
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