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Why are American Dollars bland? (nord.pub)
submitted 12 hours ago by NightOps@nord.pub to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world
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They lack any meaningful design in comparison to other currencies, since all denominations stick to mainly black and white designs with slight hints of color as they've remained the same for a long time. Why won't USD switch to Polymer bills (it was first unveiled in Australia) like they've done in the UK or UAE for example.

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[–] NightOps@nord.pub 4 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Trump

he would end up putting himself on the bills

The closest example of this is from the Chinese Yuan, where Mao Zedong is depicted in all denominations. (So, it'll be the same if Trump decided to replace current issued $ into a new series with him on it).

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