Since my return to Melbourne, I have found my friends (majority being British, which makes it even funnier) proudly using nicknames such as a 'prawn' or 'flamingo' if you happen to flash them a fiver, or 'heelers' for those who need to break a ten.
The Federation $5 banknote features Sir Henry Parkes, a prominent politician often referred to as the 'Father of Federation'; and Catherine Helen Spence, who led the way for women's rights in Australia. It was issued in 2001 to commemorate Australia's Centenary of Federation.
The Reserve Bank has decided to update the $5 banknote to feature a new design that honours the culture and history of the First Australians. This new design will replace the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The other side of the $5 banknote will continue to feature the Australian Parliament.
Australia's colourful bank notes are known by many colloquial names. The twenty-dollar note is referred to as a lobster, while the fifty-dollar note is called a pineapple, and don't we all want to get our hands on a few jolly green giants, that is, hundred-dollar notes?
Australian slang
Australians use some fun slang words to refer to their colorful paper money. Some of these terms include prawn for the pink five dollar bill, blue swimmer for the blue 10, lobster for the red 20, and pineapple for the yellow 50.
Ten Dollars – $10 – Blue Swimmer, Blue Heeler (name of a cattle dog), Tenner, Pav (this derived from Pavarotti from the Three Tenors- hint: tenners), a Banjo (from the picture of A.B.
Sheila = Girl
Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
Noun. pom (plural poms) (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, mildly derogatory slang) An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent. quotations ▼
On 12 April 2016, the Reserve Bank of Australia announced a new design for the 5-dollar banknote would be introduced into circulation on 1 September 2016, the fourth polymer $5 banknote issued since 1992.
A 1969 Philips-Randall $5 note is selling for a whopping $2,250. Source: M.R Roberts Wynyard Coins. These particular banknotes are missing the last serial number, with a '*' in place of it, and command “a huge premium” over the value of a standard note, according to a blog post on The Australian Coin Collecting Blog.
The new polymer £5 note is the first Bank of England issued polymer note. Previous polymer commemorative notes have been issued in Northern Ireland and Scotland. The UK's new Polymer (or plastic) £5 Note enters circulation on 13 September.
The $5 bill is sometimes nicknamed a "fin". The term has German/Yiddish roots and is remotely related to the English "five", but it is far less common today than it was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Bank of England £5 note, also known as a fiver, is a sterling banknote . It is the smallest denomination of banknote currently issued by the Bank of England.
While some Australian speakers would pronounce “no” as a diphthong, starting on “oh” as in dog and ending on “oo” as in put, others begin with an unstressed “a” (the sound at the end of the word “sofa”), then move to the “oh” and then “oo”.
Some of the most well known Aboriginal words for hello are: Kaya, which means hello in the Noongar language. Palya is a Pintupi language word used as a greeting much in the same way that two friends would say hello in English while Yaama is a Gamilaraay language word for hello used in Northern NSW.
Beaut!/Beauty!: beaut, beauty or 'you beauty' is a very Australian way to say that something is great.
In an interview on Triple J radio, Koby Abberton pointed out that "Bra" is a reference to the gang's suburb, Maroubra, and partly after the street slang for brother. Some members of the gang tattoo "My Brother's Keeper" across the front of their chest, "Bra Boys" and Maroubra's postcode "2035" on their backs.
(Don't forget, Australian slang is closely related to Cockney slang for obvious historical reasons). Elise from Australia tells us:"A $20 is a LobsterA $50 is a pineappleA $100 is a spot$500 a monkey$1000 a gorilla.
"C-note" is a slang term for a $100 banknote in U.S. currency. The "C" in C-note refers to the Roman numeral for 100, which was printed on $100 bills, and it can also refer to a century. The term came to prominence in the 1920s and 1930s, and it was popularized in a number of gangster films.