RANDOM REMINDER

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30085, 20 March 1963, Page 20

RANDOM REMINDER

NEW FACES

The exploitation of sex appeal is almost as old as the commodity itself, although it is only in comparatively recent time< that such blatant examples aa the calendars often found in motor mechanics’ jurtmises have appeared. But it is breaking new ground for Britannia to appear, on the new British £ 5 note, as • slim, attractive teenager. If the Bank of England sees fit to think in such modern terms, there is no reason why that other bastion, the Reserve

Bank of New Zealand, should not do likewise. After all, there are constant appeals by successive Governments for people to save, and bank notes with beauty queens on them might not be spread about quite so quickly. Hollywood would almost certainly co-operate, for a small fee. Perhaps there might be a wave of swapping, but the main objective would' still have been achieved. There Is no reason, too, why the Post Office should not take part in the programme.

There would be no necessity for Salome and her »tnp-teaae act to ba recorded on a new set of «tampa—first veil on* penny, second threepence and so on—but a change from bird life etc. might be welcomed by philatelists, and increase the purchasing rate of stamps. The minting of money could be changed a little too: Elizabeth Taylor would be a distinct improvement on the kiwi. After all, there is no reason why we should not follow, when Britannia waives the rules.