Creating Money in Enterprise!!! 💰💸

Creating Money 

For the first assessment for my Enterprise class, we were assigned to create banknotes. We had to design two sides of both notes, both of the said notes had to contain at least five of the characteristics of good currency. These characteristics being 

• Generally accepted
• Durable
• Divisible
• Stable/consistent
• Transportable
• Scarce (controlled by the government)
• Easily recognisable
• Difficult to Counterfeit

Here are the two notes I have created 

After we finished designing and creating our notes, we then had to make an annotated diagram showing all of the features of one of our notes, and then write a paragraph explaining how our banknotes meet the characteristics of good currency. My annotated diagram and paragraph are below... 

The banknote that I have created is one of the two that I have designed. There are many features that make this note difficult to counterfeit. The first being the bordering seen either side of the note. Using carefully raised ink and microtext throughout this note is one of the many ways to prevent counterfeit. A clear, embossed window with the Hornby High School logo can be found on the lower left corner on either side of the note. This colour changing window can only be seen in certain lighting, which again, reduces chances of counterfeit. Serial numbers can be found on the bottom and right-hand side, these numbers are used to track the money by the government. Having the government control and track the money ensures that the money stays scarce and makes sure that the money is generally accepted as well as keeping the value consistent/stable. The recognisable images on the notes ensure that people can tell that it is a Hornby High note, and also make sure its easy to recognise! These notes are made of a durable polymer that can’t be ripped and are water resistant, ensuring transportability and durability. It is stated on both sides that is legal tender. Again, microtext is used numerous times, ensuring counterfeit is impossible! Using a $100 and $10 makes the currency divisible. All of these features ensure that the notes well and truly fit the bill!

Regarding the relevance to Hornby High School, this note really fits the bill (I'm sorry I used that joke again)! On the left, on the back of the note, there are two Pohutukawa flowers, a beautiful native plant of New Zealand. One the middle of the back of the note, there is a microtext image of the new Hornby High School building. Finally “Te Huruhuru A O Horomaka” is the motto of our school. On the left of the note, we have a manuka flower plant, another beautiful New Zealand plant. In the centre, we have the Hornby High logo, an important thing for the school. Finally, we have the current Hornby High School principal, Mr Robin Sutton, a microtext image of him completes the brand new notes.

Finally, we had to put all of our work on a poster. I used canva.com to create a pretty poster online. I used some images of money and some clip art of coins to make my poster more pretty to the eye! Here is the poster I have created!