The EU didn’t want to showcase any country over another, so the architecture on each EU banknote was created by a computer to make neutral designs.
100 Mind-Blowing Banknote Facts
A Banknote Can Be Folded 4,000 Times: Our currency is pretty durable. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the sole producer of U.S. paper currency, says it would take 4,000 double folds, forward and backward, for a dollar bill to tear. It might be because paper money isn’t made of paper. It’s a blend of 75% cotton and 25% linen with tiny blue and red synthetic fibres of various lengths evenly distributed throughout the bill.
The Highest Bill Denomination Issued by the US Was $100,000: Printed in 1934 and featuring President Woodrow Wilson, this $100,000 bill was a gold certificate currency that was never intended for public use. Instead, it was meant only for official transactions between Federal Reserve Banks. The last time this banknote was printed was in 1945, and it can’t be legally held by collectors.
Banknotes are a breeding ground for infections. According to scientists, 94% of the world’s money is infected with bacteria. Researchers at the University of Oxford tested several currency samples for germs and found that the 100 yuan was the dirtiest note, with more than 180,000 bacteria found on it. A relatively “clean” banknote can be considered a euro – 11,000 bacteria.
Before it becomes completely unusable, a bill manages to pass through the hands of 30-50 thousand people. By the way, the smaller the denomination of a banknote, the faster it wears out.
In the Bahamas, since 2001, a denomination of 1/2 dollar has been in circulation. The banknote is very popular among numismatists.