Comment on I have $5 genuine United States dollars here.
sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 20 hours agoI believe OP meant to say that they are surprised our banknotes aren’t made of plastic or a more durable material as Canadian dollars are - rather than the other possible interpretation, referring to a cashless economy.
over_clox@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Huh, well TIL that Canada switched from cotton paper money to polymer back in 2011.
thefinancialgeek.com/…/canadian-money-made-of/
I was once paid for some side job with a Canadian $20 bill, but that was well before 2011, probably more like around 2005. The bank gave me about $18.50 US dollars in exchange at the time.