Why Australia's New Five-Dollar Bill Is Newsworthy

Kim Bussing
Sun, 18 Sep 2016 12:50:55 -0700

When it comes to currency innovation, very few nations can outdo Australia. In 1988, it became the first country in the world to replace paper money with polymer banknotes. Now, the officials have done it again with a five-dollar bill that is not just cool to look at, but also so technologically advanced, that many experts are dubbing it the money of the future!