The life expectancy of paper money varies anywhere between a day to 18-24 months for the most commonly used bank notes. The higher the denomination of the note, the longer it tends to last, and thus ...

The need to preserve physical cash has led to the innovative use of polymer as a durable, secure, and sustainable alternative material for banknote production. The need to preserve physical cash has ...

In 2016 the Bank of England introduced plastic (polymer) banknotes, alongside 50 other countries that use polymer banknotes Counterfeit polymer banknotes on the streets have increased over the last ...

The demonetization took effect April 1. The Bank of Jamaica has demonetized its old cotton banknotes, including the $5,000, $1,000, $500, $100, and $50 denominations. This action is a form of currency ...

A journey from the first independent banknotes in 1946 to today’s polymer era reveals how Vietnam’s currency has mirrored its political history and economic transformation.

One of the reasons countries around the world are transitioning from paper to plastic polymer banknotes was the promise they’d be harder to counterfeit—but it didn’t take long for fakes to proliferate ...

Her majesty looks fantastic in plastic. A polymer portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is in many Canadian wallets now that a new $20 bill packed with anti-forgery tech is in circulation. The plastic note ...

SIR: Despite public apathy to the introduction of polymer Naira notes in year 2006, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo the then rabid and super Central Bank governor ignored every dissenting voices and ...

Oman has introduced its first polymer one-rial banknote, designed to last longer and stay more secure than previous ones. The new banknote, which will start circulating from January 11, 2026, also ...

Royal Bank of Scotland releases first polymer £20 note The note, which features the image of historic Scottish entrepreneur Kate Cranston, is the bank’s first new £20 in 23 years and the first ...

Since the introduction of plastic (polymer) banknotes in 2016, the number of counterfeit notes on the streets has increased, however, researchers have developed a novel technique called Polymer ...