Why is there Chinese writing on my 100 dollar bill?

Those bills are “training money” created to help bank employees in China become familiar with foreign currency. The Chinese characters stamped on the bills reportedly explain the bills aren’t real currency or intended for circulation, but that isn’t much help to anyone who doesn’t understand the characters.

Why is there Chinese writing on my money?

Chinese bank clerks use it to help them learn how to count and identify authentic American currency that often comes their way due to being passed or exchanged by business and leisure travelers to their country.

What is on the Canadian $100 bill?

The notes are dominantly brown in colour; the front design of the note features former prime minister Robert Borden and the design on the back depicts the discovery of insulin.

Does the Canadian 100 bill smell like maple syrup?

Some think it smells sweet. This much is true: Many Canadians apparently think their government has embedded a maple-scented scratch-and-sniff patch in the nation’s $100 bills. But alas, this is also true: “Bank official Jeremy Harrison says no scent has been added to any of the new bank notes,” CTV says.

When did Canada get Colourful money?

Canadian Journey banknotes (2004 style) incorporates background colour and consists of series years 2001, 2003, 2003A, 2004, 2004A and 2006. All the notes except the $100 note have additional series years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2009A (some banknotes only).

What year did the new $100 bill come out?

October 8, 2013 marked the release of Ben Franklin’s modified updates to include advanced, security features intended to thwart counterfeiting. Such revamped features of the new $100 note include a blu…

Why does the new Canadian money smell like maple syrup?

The new bills are made of polypropylene, which has a melting point of 244 degrees Fahrenheit, so no hot car is going to melt your life savings into a puddle. And government spokespeople insisted that “The bank has not added any scent to the new bank notes,” maple or otherwise.

What do Canadian 100 bills smell like?

“They smell exactly like Canadian maple syrup.” Landsman read about the phenomena in his newspaper and decided to test a $100 note with his family. Without being scratched or heated, the bill gave off a scent that smelled like maple syrup, he said. He had his friends do the sniff test as well.

How can you tell if a Canadian 100 dollar bill is real?

Look at the frosted maple leaf window to see its transparent outline. Feel the raised ink on the words “Banque du Canada” and “Bank of Canada.” Look at the numbers that match the note’s value and at the word “Canada” that feels slightly raised. Look at the metallic portrait, it matches the large portrait.

Why did the Bank of Canada remove an Asian woman from $100 note?

The Bank of Canada purged the image of an Asian-looking woman from its new $100 banknotes after focus groups raised questions about her ethnicity. The original image intended for the reverse of the plastic polymer banknotes, which began circulating last November, showed an Asian-looking woman scientist peering into a microscope.

When does the new $100 bill come out in Canada?

“This saves the taxpayers money over the life of the series,” says Gerry Gaetz, Chief, Banking Operations at the Bank of Canada. While the $20 bill doesn’t get its grand release until late 2012, starting at 1:00 pm on November 14 you can watch live as Governor Carney launches the new $100 bill into circulation.

What does Canada’s New $100 note mean to you?

Where some of the $100 note’s design elements represent the history of medical research in Canada, the stylized DNA strand speaks to the future of medical innovation. This image of an electrocardiogram symbolizes Canada’s contributions to heart health, including the invention of the pacemaker by John Hopps in 1950.