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The E-Sylum: Volume 19, Number 38, September 18, 2016, Article 26

DESTROYING THE BANK OF ENGLAND'S NEW FIVER

How durable is the Bank of England's new polymer £5 note? Find out by watching this video from the Nottingham Post. -Editor

Trying to destroy a new polymer £5 note What does it take to destroy one of the new "more durable" £5 notes?

Well, we took the shiny new currency to test across Nottingham after tracking down what we thought could have been the first batch of new fivers in the city - following the note's release on Tuesday.

According to the Bank of England, the new £5 note can survive a cycle in the washing machine. Challenge accepted.

Trying to destroy a new polymer £5 note rabbit But can it survive going through the fountains in Old Market Square, being run over by one of Nottingham's trams, or the gnawing jaws of a large hungry rabbit?

Find out by watching our video.

Disclaimer: We do not condone the destruction of money, and carried out the tests on the advice that the notes should survive the trials.

To read the complete article, see:
Watch what happened when we left a new £5 note on Nottingham's tram tracks (www.nottinghampost.com/watch-what-happened-when-we-left-a-new-5-note-on-nottingham-s-tram-tracks/story-29722317-detail/story.html)



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