New $5 note revealed by RBA
Money talks, or so the saying goes.
And Australians are certainly giving their two cents' worth about the nation's new $5 banknote, which is due to come into circulation later this year. 
"Ken Done just threw up on a sheet of polymer," quipped Colin Claridge on Twitter, after the design was unveiled by the Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday.
"Anthrax spores, or Australia's new A$5 note?" asked David Fickling.
Fairfax Media reader Joe Pierre was less than impressed with the RBA's artistic efforts, suggesting it would be better if "the wattle didn't quite look like strep bacteria", while others mistook the Australian flora for a "dunny brush".
The new note maintains the familiar purple hue, with a few more colourful splashes added for good measure.
RBA Governor Glenn Stevens said the new note featured images of the Prickly Moses wattle and the native Australian bird, the Eastern Spinebill.
"There is a new 'tactile' feature to help the vision-impaired community distinguish between different denominations of banknotes," the RBA said.
"The tactile feature will be in addition to the existing features present on our current banknote series - bright colours, large contrasting numerals and size differentials."
The RBA said the design took in research involving focus groups, and a "culmination of a process of extensive consultation with subject-matter experts and the cash-handling industry".
And that was exactly the problem, said Fairfax Media reader Bill.
"Perhaps the most damning criticism is that it looks like it was designed by a committee," he wrote.
Naysayers questioned why Queen Elizabeth II's face still featured on the note, instead of an Australian identity.
@joshgnosis Looks like golden staph germs from a petrie dish. How bad can banknote design be?
??? Ben Sandilands (@PlaneTalking)      April 11, 2016
Just saw the new RBA $5 banknote. This is my interpretation of it. pic.twitter.com/WfJXPzHi04
??? Ashadi Hopper (@ashadihopper)      April 12, 2016
Even The Queen looks perturbed about being on the new $5 note. pic.twitter.com/AdUa5WocMU
??? Daniel Johnson (@danjohnson1979)      April 12, 2016
The Queen looks like she is contemplating how to get off that abomination of a bank note.
??? Milleninal Adjecent (@RanTLaw)      April 11, 2016
New $5 notes are A++++ They're like a mid-80s primary school mural. AUSTRALIANA! pic.twitter.com/fVWXLXOUvN
??? Amelia Marshall (@amelia___m)      April 11, 2016
A Fairfax Media reader has a solution for those unimpressed with the new fivers.
"Anyone who doesn't like the look of the note can send theirs to me," said RTP.
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