Comments on: Old Bermuda Banknotes To Be Retired This Year

By: Roberto Ndranghetti

Roberto Ndranghetti — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 14:44:49 +0000

Bermuda to me gives off an arrogant, self-centered, immature and even dictatorial vibe. Regarding the new banknotes, they are colourful okay, but they so easily bend in half just holding at one end, because of that plastic window. Just plain weird.

By: Prepared

Prepared — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:41:41 +0000

No problem…I’ll take all you’ve got off your hands!

By: Bieber

Bieber — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:38:50 +0000

the new notes are so flimsy.

By: navin johnson

navin johnson — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:01:01 +0000

talk to the SAGE commission if you think that spending a fortune to keep the flimsy monopoly money in circulation is a good idea…go to your wallet and look at the condition of the old notes versus the new…..

By: gmsgms

gmsgms — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:42:52 +0000

Have we ever really had a problem with forgery? What would be the pay off? You have to spend a lot to set up a top notch currency forgery operation. Bermuda isn’t a big enough economy to allow sufficient use of the forgeries to cover the cost of making good forgeries.

The only forgery issues I can recall are folks photocopying bills and coloring them in with highlighters. Better designed currency won’t foil forgeries like that. You’d have to outlaw idiocy for that. And how could you possibly enforce that?

By: seriously

seriously — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:35:45 +0000

waste of time i think keep both currency as legal tender and bring back the old sturdy notes

By: seriously

seriously — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:30:51 +0000

if fully agree! these notes r trash! they dont last and look horrible, there easy to confuse for other value bills. keep the oldie goldies!

By: David F

David F — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:14:17 +0000

Can anyone tell me how the changing of old notes to newer notes is taking place at the same time in different jurisdictions? Is something going on Globally, or within world governments that insists when its time to change currency construction?

I find it very strange how many jurisdictions are in the process of redesigning their currency.

Hhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm………..

By: media

media — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:11:21 +0000

Well the fact is that it occured under Ewart Brown’s Leadership and there can he no doubt he had an influence on such a major change of the design if no was the reason for in the first place. That the Queen was shrunk as she was on the new notes did not go unnoticed by many in the Community.

By: Victor

Victor — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:25:39 +0000

Were corners cut for the Wart’s premium? In the old days (before Bermuda was ever settled by English men and women), such debasement was known as coin clipping and the punishment was execution.

By: Victor

Victor — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:19:59 +0000

Yes I do and for very good reasons which I am not at liberty to discuss. I will say that it has been under his and his sister’s direction that all this kowtowing to EU Brussels bureaucrats began; it has always been my view that both (but especially she) were setting themselves up for future employment.

By: Easy Dayz

Easy Dayz — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:36:57 +0000

I believe the reason in which the notes were designed in such a way was to prevent forgery. Yes I do agree they should use more of Bermuda’s Endemic and Native animals and plants along with our history as it is Bermudian Money. They should also change the colors so as different notes are not mixed up. They are not user friendly for those with poor eye sight or rushing clients/staff which can easily mistaken a $100 for a $5. BMA need to really look at how they would consider changing a note style next time only to avoid confusion and frustration as BDA uses colorful money instead of a standard color which should take a little extra thought. Just Saying!!!

By: Shar

Shar — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:35:55 +0000

So true…

By: Shar

Shar — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:34:12 +0000

When will people learn not to speak unless they know all the facts?? The BMA was very much involved in the design of the new note (Bermudian employees included) and the production company’s headquarters operates in the UK NOT Canada; there isnt even a Canadian office (not to mention they produce over 150 national currencies). If you don’t like the colors or images that’s your choice – you still have to use the money…

By: Victor

Victor — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:07:18 +0000

The way Ewart and the Gang left things, Gangs only want hard currency, that would be the green money.

By: Malachi

Malachi — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:04:32 +0000

You have a problem with Jeremy?? Why?

There are many people in position of authority here in Bermuda and around the world who don’t have a clue.

Jeremy is NOT one of those people!!

By: Victor

Victor — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:04:20 +0000

Well said – and plenty of space remaining for HM too.

By: Good Stuff

Good Stuff — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:46:05 +0000

Good one! LOL

By: The Future

The Future — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:24:02 +0000

Be on the lookout for huge amounts of cash…..you know the “gangs” will be wanting the new notes for business! Jus sayin…..

By: Shar

Shar — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:12:21 +0000

With time comes change and with change there’s always someone who is unhappy about it. The reality is that change will continue whether we flow with it or not. In a few years we may not even be using ‘money’ as we know it anymore. If you want to hold on to a legacy note as a memory then by all means do so but there is really no need to complain about the new notes or turn this into a political topic – it’s just not that serious. *yawn* -_-

By: Sir George Somers

Sir George Somers — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:55:19 +0000

Anyone else notice that the new notes are already torn, faded and havent lasted the test of time?? On the other hand, the older notes have!!

By: Whistling Frog

Whistling Frog — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:54:48 +0000

@ Victor: There’s two side to every coin. I think there should be more history decorated on the notes in memory of the slaves who helped put this little country on the map. The beauty of Bermuda has always been its people… Don’t forget that…

By: Nuffin but da Truth

Nuffin but da Truth — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:36:31 +0000

the new notes don’t last 5 minutes..

neither did the old notes in my wife’s purse either!!!

By: Hate the new notes

Hate the new notes — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:02:18 +0000

I have yet to meet anyone that likes these things.

By: Sooooooo

Sooooooo — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:54:23 +0000

Bring back the OLD NOTES!!!

By: media

media — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:47:53 +0000

I am sure Ewart Brown would consider this one his greatest accomplishments…shrinking the Queen to the point where you have to search hard to find her at all. Apart from that I don’t like the new money from a design point of view. Overall design needs to be bolder and vertical orientation is a gimmick.

By: ArtistBDA

ArtistBDA — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:33:02 +0000

So sad to see that we will be stuck with these Canadian designed banknotes for some time. Particularly bad is the fact that the person who designed them did not use Bermudian animals in some cases, very similar colours in others- these new notes are pretty awful overall. Maybe one day a Bermudian will be allowed to design our money- or at least someone who is a Bermudian will oversee the development of them to make sure they have a more obvious relevance to our country throughout the design of all the notes!

By: Victor

Victor — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:21:06 +0000

My view is that the new notes are yet another PLP/Ewart Brown inspired disgrace – the picture of the Queen was deliberately made so small as to offend those many thousands of Bermudians who hold her in high esteem. This is a clear cut case of lese-majeste and those responsible should be held to account. In the meantime, perhaps there should be a petition to bring back the old notes and get rid of the politically appointed Jeremy Cox at the BMA.

By: Deliverance

Deliverance — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:10:05 +0000

next printing can we at least get the Queen and “Quo Fata Ferunt” on there!