Currency of the 'Verse...
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So...does anyone have screen-used money for measurement reference?
I have been printing my money out at 7.86 inches in length and around 3.9 inches in width.
Now the newest bills coming out are smaller than that.
Before I use up anymore ink (which can get a bit costly), I'd like to know if there's a consensus on the actual size. Also, does anyone have plans on making different backs for these bills? That would be interesting to see.
I have been printing my money out at 7.86 inches in length and around 3.9 inches in width.
Now the newest bills coming out are smaller than that.
Before I use up anymore ink (which can get a bit costly), I'd like to know if there's a consensus on the actual size. Also, does anyone have plans on making different backs for these bills? That would be interesting to see.
Yup.
There was a fellow over on Angelus' site a couple weeks back who mentioned he was pitching a Firefly series "Visual Companion" of sorts, and seemed to have a lot of interest. One of the requests was a full-size rendition of the series cash, like the image in the movie VC. Here' s hoping it happens.
There was a fellow over on Angelus' site a couple weeks back who mentioned he was pitching a Firefly series "Visual Companion" of sorts, and seemed to have a lot of interest. One of the requests was a full-size rendition of the series cash, like the image in the movie VC. Here' s hoping it happens.
Guardian Devil
Sr Member
I have some screen used bills, if you check back on the bottom of page 8 I think it was. I posted the measurements of them there. I believe Kaylee has also posted the measurements of hers (which matched)
Mike J.
Master Member
I'm kinda surprised there isn't some kind of Visual Dictionary for the show / movie...
They have some interesting stuff to show off... And the movie book is practically just an illustrated screenplay...
*needs more props ... and concept art ... mutter, grumble*
Anyway, I went through and made my own caps of the series money (Oy.).
Looking at Philippes' show-off pic, they might have used the same (or similar) layout / base: it's got that swirly bit by the denomination, like the movie bills.
-Mike
They have some interesting stuff to show off... And the movie book is practically just an illustrated screenplay...
*needs more props ... and concept art ... mutter, grumble*
Anyway, I went through and made my own caps of the series money (Oy.).
Looking at Philippes' show-off pic, they might have used the same (or similar) layout / base: it's got that swirly bit by the denomination, like the movie bills.
-Mike
Endless Wonder
Sr Member
Just FYI, my webhosting is currently down due to a payment problem, so the bills I hosted for John won't be accessible right now. Give me a couple of days to get things sorted out and we should be back in buisness.
Mike J.
Master Member
The terrible secret of the movie bills will now be revealed...
Looking closely at the colored areas, we see an odd effect — certain colors are off-register:
Here we see bits of text that have been obscured:
And here is a curious mismatch:
What does it mean?
It is evidence of Photoshop work. These bills were not created from scratch — graphics have been pasted over a real bill.
So how the hell can we tell what the original was? Old-fashioned detective work: search.
Logical guesses tell us the bill is probably Asian in origin (the dragon imagery, and the unusual alphabet). The off-register colors imply that this is a low-denomination note and \ or from a small \ poor nation.
The best reference I have found online for paper money is Ron Wise's page: http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/default.htm
There I began what I feared would be a tedious and thankless task; looking through thousands of scans without thumbnails, and without a guess as to country of origin or year.
But luck was on my side...
Gentlemen (and ladies), I give you the origin: Bhutan's 1 Ngultrum note of 1986.
I found one cheap on ebay (99 cents, sans postage) and am now offering to you a lovely, hi-res scan (as soon as I can get it hosted).
Sample at full size:
Trivia: The real notes are tiny, 11.3 x 6.2 cm, about 2.5 x 4.5 inches (another symptom of being a poor nation), and the colors on mine are off-register as well. The reverse of the note is rather plain, without bright color (unfortunately).
If you're going to try to acquire a physical note yourself, be sure it is the 1 Ngultrum from 1986 with the dash for a signature. You can see the end of the dashed signature just above where it says "Unification" on the movie bills. Other years & denominations vary slightly in design. This is known as P-12 in the Krause catalogs.
-Mike
Looking closely at the colored areas, we see an odd effect — certain colors are off-register:
Here we see bits of text that have been obscured:
And here is a curious mismatch:
What does it mean?
It is evidence of Photoshop work. These bills were not created from scratch — graphics have been pasted over a real bill.
So how the hell can we tell what the original was? Old-fashioned detective work: search.
Logical guesses tell us the bill is probably Asian in origin (the dragon imagery, and the unusual alphabet). The off-register colors imply that this is a low-denomination note and \ or from a small \ poor nation.
The best reference I have found online for paper money is Ron Wise's page: http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/default.htm
There I began what I feared would be a tedious and thankless task; looking through thousands of scans without thumbnails, and without a guess as to country of origin or year.
But luck was on my side...
Gentlemen (and ladies), I give you the origin: Bhutan's 1 Ngultrum note of 1986.
I found one cheap on ebay (99 cents, sans postage) and am now offering to you a lovely, hi-res scan (as soon as I can get it hosted).
Sample at full size:
Trivia: The real notes are tiny, 11.3 x 6.2 cm, about 2.5 x 4.5 inches (another symptom of being a poor nation), and the colors on mine are off-register as well. The reverse of the note is rather plain, without bright color (unfortunately).
If you're going to try to acquire a physical note yourself, be sure it is the 1 Ngultrum from 1986 with the dash for a signature. You can see the end of the dashed signature just above where it says "Unification" on the movie bills. Other years & denominations vary slightly in design. This is known as P-12 in the Krause catalogs.
-Mike
Mr_Creepy
Sr Member
Yeah, they do look a bit more square.
From my earlier post:
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From my earlier post:
Here are the best screencaps I could find of the bank notes--these are from THE TRAIN JOB, SHINDIG, and WAR STORIES. A little different from the movie bills....
TRAIN JOB caps
SHINDIG caps
WAR STORIES caps
Thanks to Fried Mon Calamari for pic hosting.
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Darth Brass
Sr Member
Correct me if I'm out of line, but...the bills in the screencaps aren't the ones that we're reproducing here. These are from Serenity, yesno? To me, the "show bills" are clearly a different design...
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