The Bank of England is continuing its switchover to polymer banknotes. Here's a short article from the Telegraph. -Editor
Britain's next £20 note will be printed on plastic in a move designed to make the UK's currency more secure and durable.
The new £20 design will be the third banknote to be printed on polymer, the Bank of England announced on Wednesday, following a 10-week
public consultation that showed 87pc of respondents were in favour of the change.
The new note is expected to enter circulation by the end of the decade. The Bank announced in December 2013 that the next £5 and £10
banknotes would be printed on polymer.
The new polymer £5 note featuring former prime minister Sir Winston Churchill will be issued in autumn 2016. Victoria Cleland, the
Bank's chief cashier, said that De La Rue, which is in charge of the contract, will start printing the new notes this month.
The £10 polymer note featuring author Jane Austen is expected to enter circulation in 2017.
The £20 note is Britain's most common tender, with around 1.9 billion in circulation at the end of February, compared with 737
million £10 notes, according to Bank data. Ms Cleland said the switch to plastic would help to reduce fraud and ensure banknotes were more
durable.
"Experience from central banks that have issued polymer banknotes has been positive. Canada, for example, has seen a real reduction
in counterfeit levels since launching its polymer series a few years ago. Polymer is also cleaner and more durable, leading to better
quality notes in circulation," she said in a speech in Bristol.
To read the complete article, see:
Britain's most
common banknote goes plastic
(www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/bank-of-england/11838825/Britain-banknote-20-plastic-polymer-bank-of-england.html)
Wayne Homren, Editor
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