Comments on: Infographic Coins for International Visitors http://flowingdata.com/2009/12/17/infographic-coins-for-international-visitors/ Strength in Numbers Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:57:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: carl http://flowingdata.com/2009/12/17/infographic-coins-for-international-visitors/#comment-42099 carl Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:53:13 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=4393#comment-42099 They also happen to be great for blind people. They also happen to be great for blind people.

]]> By: TJ http://flowingdata.com/2009/12/17/infographic-coins-for-international-visitors/#comment-38270 TJ Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:00:39 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=4393#comment-38270 Not true in Brazil - my memory of this was confirmed at an interesting gallery of world coins at coins.about.com. I also noticed (on the first couple of pages) that Belize, Bangladesh, Barbados, and Australia don't have monotonically increasing coin sizes either. But then again, Bangladesh has some really cool coin shapes so that makes up for it. (And Aruba has some square coins - neat!) Not true in Brazil – my memory of this was confirmed at an interesting gallery of world coins at coins.about.com. I also noticed (on the first couple of pages) that Belize, Bangladesh, Barbados, and Australia don’t have monotonically increasing coin sizes either. But then again, Bangladesh has some really cool coin shapes so that makes up for it. (And Aruba has some square coins – neat!)

]]> By: TJ http://flowingdata.com/2009/12/17/infographic-coins-for-international-visitors/#comment-38269 TJ Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:52:52 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=4393#comment-38269 Why would a floating exchange rate matter? I think the proposal is that in any given country, these shapes would be used for the coins. So the 5-centavo / 5-kroner / 5-whatever coin *shape* would be the same in any country. It doesn't matter how it compares to the Euro or the Yen or the Dollar. All that matters is the proportion to other coins in that country. Why would a floating exchange rate matter? I think the proposal is that in any given country, these shapes would be used for the coins. So the 5-centavo / 5-kroner / 5-whatever coin *shape* would be the same in any country. It doesn’t matter how it compares to the Euro or the Yen or the Dollar. All that matters is the proportion to other coins in that country.

]]> By: TJ http://flowingdata.com/2009/12/17/infographic-coins-for-international-visitors/#comment-38268 TJ Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:50:41 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=4393#comment-38268 If you live close enough to the canadian border (say, in Michigan) you can often use your Canadian coins in stores. But yeah, vending machines and parking meters are too cranky to accept them. If you live close enough to the canadian border (say, in Michigan) you can often use your Canadian coins in stores. But yeah, vending machines and parking meters are too cranky to accept them.

]]> By: Mickey http://flowingdata.com/2009/12/17/infographic-coins-for-international-visitors/#comment-37489 Mickey Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:38:02 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=4393#comment-37489 While this is a cool concept, it would also never be practical since there are floating exchange rates for the vast majority of currencies. The proportions would be in constant flux and possibly end up far different than the coin indicates. It makes more sense to teach everyone about exchange rates and teach them to use their phone's calculator. Or to build off Cat's idea, build a site that generates a printable visual conversion chart to take with you based on current exchange rates. The proportions displayed should probably be rounded for ease of use (i.e., sans calculator). And, of course, a mobile-friendly version of the site for the environmentally-conscious. While this is a cool concept, it would also never be practical since there are floating exchange rates for the vast majority of currencies. The proportions would be in constant flux and possibly end up far different than the coin indicates. It makes more sense to teach everyone about exchange rates and teach them to use their phone’s calculator.

Or to build off Cat’s idea, build a site that generates a printable visual conversion chart to take with you based on current exchange rates. The proportions displayed should probably be rounded for ease of use (i.e., sans calculator). And, of course, a mobile-friendly version of the site for the environmentally-conscious.

]]> By: Alex http://flowingdata.com/2009/12/17/infographic-coins-for-international-visitors/#comment-37398 Alex Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:44:50 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=4393#comment-37398 A lot of countries use 20 cent coins rather than 25 cents, so the coin would have to be a slightly smaller wedge. A lot of countries use 20 cent coins rather than 25 cents, so the coin would have to be a slightly smaller wedge.

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]]> By: Lopez http://flowingdata.com/2009/12/17/infographic-coins-for-international-visitors/#comment-37338 Lopez Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:36:39 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=4393#comment-37338 Did he say "Spanish Coin"? You know the Peso is the current currency of Mexico right? No need to get all bent out of shape. Did he say “Spanish Coin”? You know the Peso is the current currency of Mexico right? No need to get all bent out of shape.

]]> By: Nathan Yau http://flowingdata.com/2009/12/17/infographic-coins-for-international-visitors/#comment-37334 Nathan Yau Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:08:00 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=4393#comment-37334 @Cat - i smell product idea! @Cat – i smell product idea!

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