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Actually, Thai bank notes are accessible - they are all different sizes in order to assist the visually impaired. Most countries adopt this approach, with notable exceptions being US$, Canadian Dollars, Russian Rubles and Laos Kip which are all the same size.Quote:
Originally Posted by cdnmatt
Russian Rubles have huge braille marks what are easy recognizable. Also highest nominals notes are bigger, than low nominated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sen Yai
I haven't been to Russia for a few years. The ₽100 and ₽500 notes I have from my last trip are the same size and have no braille. According to Wikipedia whilst ₽5 is smaller (but virtually obsolete) ₽10, ₽50, ₽100 and ₽500 are all the same size and ₽1000 and ₽5000 are indeed bigger, but the same as each other. Not much accessibility there....Quote:
Originally Posted by Moses
No mention of Braille on Wikipedia. Is that a recent addition? Are they made from polymer now? I hope my notes are still valid, I have ₽13,800.
Wikipedia Extract
"100-ruble bill controversy
On 8 July 2014 State Duma deputy and Vice-Chairman of the Duma Regional Political Committee Roman Khudyakov alleged that the image of Apollo driving Quadriga on the portico of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow on the 100-ruble banknote constitutes pornography that should only be available to persons over the age of 18. Since it is impractical to limit the access of minors to banknotes, he requested in his letter to the Governor of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina to immediately change the design of the banknote.[39]
Khudyakov, a member of parliament for the LDPR party stated, "You can clearly see that Apollo is naked, you can see his genitalia. I submitted a parliamentary request and forwarded it directly to the head of the central bank asking for the banknote to be brought into line with the law protecting children and to remove this Apollo."[40][41] Khudyakov's efforts did not lead to any changes being made to the design. "
Yeah. Every mp wants to be on news-pages. So they make scandals, dumb initiatives, fake news and so on - they want to be remembered and elected. We call them here "crazy printer" because of amount of useless laws they propose.Quote:
Originally Posted by goji
They have braille since 1993, look at front side near nominal number.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sen Yai
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The Wikipedia extract, which goji quoted above, regarding the image of Apollo driving quadriga on the portico of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow on the 100 Ruble banknote constituting pornography intrigued me enough to check it out for myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by goji
Below are two photos, the first is of the Bolshoi Theatre portico with what appears to be a fig leaf over the “intimate parts” of Apollo and the second photo is of the 100 Ruble banknote showing Apollo semi-naked. I wonder why they did not add a fig leaf to the image on the banknote. But as the complaint by the nationalist party lawmaker Roman Khudyakov was not upheld, then the image must have been considered acceptable and therefore not pornographic.
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...ponies...do i see ponies...gotta get me to Russia...looks like paradise..that slavic blond green eyed square jawed look...melt my wallet it will..
Ah, those markings! You are correct. They are not strictly Braille, but more like intaglio printed symbols. On some of the notes I have they are as smooth as Jellybean's bottom and I really could not detect them by touch. But the ones with added diamond pattern could be used as identifier's by visually impaired people with increased sense of touch, I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moses
Equipped with this new knowledge I looked again at the THB notes I have a found that StevieWonders was correct
It turns out that not only are Thai banknotes brightly coloured and all of different sizes but they also have intaglio printed tactile symbols, making them one of the most accessible banknotes in the world. cdnmatt should be very happy!Quote:
Originally Posted by StevieWonders
im sure cdnmatt will find something to moan about,,,its his default position
Apollo looks flabby and squishy. Yuk. Like the sort of porker who'd show up from the apps. This is why go go bars were invented. Anti squishy porker defence systems for the discerning money boy launderer.
Agreed, he is too flabby.Quote:
Originally Posted by arsenal
As for gogo bars, well there is a gain as you see the merchandise beforehand. However, with the apps one just needs to negotiate the conditions properly beforehand.
Also, in the last 2~3 years, there is generally a wider and better choice on the apps. Gone are the days when we could walk into certain Pattaya gogo bars and see about 50 boys, of which over 10 were seriously hot (Funny Boys). Or even see several interesting candidates in a tiny bar like Euro Boys.
Back on topic, I'm surprised the flabby President hasn't got himself on the banknotes yet. He's built palaces with taxpayers money (allegedly), so why not adopt some of the other trappings of royalty ? Probably with his trousers on, unlike the picture currently on the notes.
Baiden is too old for to put him on banknotes: people will start to think notes issued by bank or Egypt and there is mummy printed.Quote:
Originally Posted by goji
Several countries have a 95 year old head of state on banknotes.
As every well-informed person knows, the USA does not put current or even still living ex presidents on their banknotes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moses
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Absolutely! I can see them looking at banknotes with a magnifying glass to wank over the naked Apollo.Quote:
...the image of Apollo driving Quadriga on the portico of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow on the 100-ruble banknote constitutes pornography that should only be available to persons over the age of 18...