Business & Finance $100 Notes

[Freo Big Fella]

Is there any particular reason they're a different shape to the other notes?

 

[pacemaker]

different shape??

I am pretty sure they are just larger in size

 

[Freo Big Fella]

Sorry - that's what I meant. Why is it they're longer and more rectangular than the others?

 

[pacemaker]

I don't know but each bill is larger than the inferior value to the other

 

[Damon_3388]

What I want to know is why you never, ever get $100 notes from ATMs when you withdraw over $100. You only ever seem to get $50s.

 

[hamG]

The rare occasion I pay for something with a $100 bill I feel like the cashier thinks I am passing on a counterfeit note.

 

[azreal]

You must look dodgy...

 

[flight23]

have a look at his face and tell me that doesn't look dodgy

 

[Ron]

The only place i ever get 100's from is the TAB.

 

[hawksfor2010]

The bigger the size of the note(not bill thats american) is the higher the value is.

 

[Rustin Cohle]

If all notes are the same size, how is someone with impaired vision able to tell one note from another?

 

[hawksfor2010]

Literally one eye, nice.

 

[Chief]

The only place i ever get 100's from is the TAB.

Or Medicare or other health funds paying cash out over the counter.

 

[tuckylives]

What I want to know is why you never, ever get $100 notes from ATMs when you withdraw over $100. You only ever seem to get $50s.

ATM's only stock $50 notes and $20 notes. Reason being there are more of these two denominations in circulation and it easier to make different amounts. I know it would be easier to withdraw $600 in $100 notes, rather than having 12 $50 notes in your wallet, but that's the way it is.

 

[jo172]

Sorry - that's what I meant. Why is it they're longer and more rectangular than the others?

How are they more rectangular?

Surely something is either a rectangle or isn't?

 

[LarryBrown24]

Unfortunately I've very rarely had a $100 note in my possession so can't remember their shape

 

[Damon_3388]

ATM's only stock $50 notes and $20 notes. Reason being there are more of these two denominations in circulation and it easier to make different amounts. I know it would be easier to withdraw $600 in $100 notes, rather than having 12 $50 notes in your wallet, but that's the way it is.

Now that you mention it, I think I already knew that they only stock $50s and $20s in ATMs - I have a parent in the banking/finance industry, and recall discussing that with them at some point. But still, I don't understand why they don't put some more $100s into circulation through the ATMs at the expense of $50s and $20s (I know you can't just print more money, so it's got to be at the expense of other denominations). Maybe they just want them to remain a novelty

 

[BomberGal]

Aren't all the notes different sizes?

*checks wikipedia*

Notes are sized according to their denomination, for the visually impaired. They are the same height but of different lengths, in order of their value

 

[lemon chicken]

I think Tasmanian Tigers ate them all.

Last time i made a decent sized withdrawal over the counter the cashier told me they didnt have any and gave me $50's instead. The tradie laughed when i paid him.

 

[treefingers]

I thought it was because when you put notes into a machine to pay for something they can tell what note it is by the size and shape. Same thing with coins.

 

[JD-Roo]

I preferred the orginal $100 note with Douglas Mawson on it.

Anyone remember who was on the other side?

 

[Xtreme]

Unfortunately I've very rarely had a $100 note in my possession so can't remember their shape

Same, i actually had more of the old style (through the mid 90's), than i did in the 00's. Used to love rocking up to the school canteen, and seeing if they would actually allow me to spend that much or get change from it etc .


I actually find more $20's + $50's in circulation (well that's what i frequently have in my wallet), a few years back i had more $5 notes than anything else, these days i rarely have them or $10 notes.

 

[danielcan]

I preferred the orginal $100 note with Douglas Mawson on it.

Anyone remember who was on the other side?

Sir Douglas Mawson (1882–1958) was featured on the front of the $100 note. Mawson's scientific contributions ranged over a wide area of geology and physics and included three expeditions to the Antarctic. The design depicted Mawson in his Antarctic gear against a background of geological strata formations which he studied in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia.

John Tebbutt (1834–1916) was a pioneer astronomer who helped to lay the foundations for Australia's involvement in astronomy with the discovery of major comets. Tebbutt's portrait is thus set against representations of his observatory at Windsor, New South Wales, and elements to symbolise the sky and comets. SOURCE - Reserve Bank of Australia

 

[foley_falcon]

The only place i ever get 100's from is the TAB.

dont forget the casino

 

[mcuzzy]

Sir Douglas Mawson (1882–1958) was featured on the front of the $100 note. Mawson's scientific contributions ranged over a wide area of geology and physics and included three expeditions to the Antarctic. The design depicted Mawson in his Antarctic gear against a background of geological strata formations which he studied in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia.

John Tebbutt (1834–1916) was a pioneer astronomer who helped to lay the foundations for Australia's involvement in astronomy with the discovery of major comets. Tebbutt's portrait is thus set against representations of his observatory at Windsor, New South Wales, and elements to symbolise the sky and comets. SOURCE - Reserve Bank of Australia

wait...that isnt our $100 note anymore? wow im only 18 and I thought we still had that one