The new 'Madiba' banknotes from the South African Reserve Bank come to life through an augmented reality app - an exciting new feature not yetseen on South African currency.

Called the SARB Currency app, you can download it from the Google Play or Apple iStore for free.

Scanning in your note allows you to experience the late president's story as it jumps off the paper.

Images become three-dimensional and a whole new world opens up on the notes. Detailed Eastern Cape and Robben Island dioramas almost took ourbreath away.

"We worked a lot on the stories from Madiba's life that inspired the themes and designs for the app," said Sea Monster CEO Glenn Gillis, whosecompany built the app.

"One of the biggest challenges was the fact that money - the actual notes - aren't always flat and clean which is ideal for AR. Banknotes are handled by many people, they get shoved in pockets or into the bottom of bags, so that by the time they're used they can often be acrumpled mess. We wanted to create an app that would still work within those parameters and didn't just require a pristine banknote," saidGillis.

The app won't verify a bank note, but it is aimed at educating users about identifying counterfeit notes. The SA Reserve Bank launched the newnotes in honour of Nelson Mandela, who would have turned 100 years this year.

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