Nearly 50 million plastic £5 and £10 notes have had to be replaced since they were launched by the Bank of England due to wear and damage, according to new figures. Around 20 million of the Bank’s new ...

LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - British banknotes will get a tough new makeover from 2016 when plastic replaces the traditional paper, enabling them to survive accidental spins in the washing machine, the ...

LONDON — The Bank of England (BoE) introduced its first plastic banknotes on Tuesday, with a new five pound entering circulation in England and Wales featuring World War Two leader Winston Churchill.

MANILA - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has unveiled the designs for its new polymer or plastic banknotes featuring animals indigenous to the Philippines in place of national heroes. The BSP said it ...

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