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Machines Are Rejecting Australia's New Futuristic $5 Note - by Elise Cooper/ Watercooler/ Mashable/ mashable.com
Australia's exciting plan to introduce a fresh $5 bank note has stumbled over its first hurdle — vending machines, poker machines and self service check-outs.
The revamped notes were introduced to increase ease-of-use for people with low vision and decrease the note's counterfeit-friendly qualities. But now the machines are rising up and rejecting the partically-transperant, holographic new currency...."
The transparent mid-section is causing serious problems for the new bank note -- machines can't read it.
Richard
Australia's exciting plan to introduce a fresh $5 bank note has stumbled over its first hurdle — vending machines, poker machines and self service check-outs.
The revamped notes were introduced to increase ease-of-use for people with low vision and decrease the note's counterfeit-friendly qualities. But now the machines are rising up and rejecting the partically-transperant, holographic new currency...."
The transparent mid-section is causing serious problems for the new bank note -- machines can't read it.
Richard