Britain has issued its first banknotes made of plastic.

The five pound note in circulation from Tuesday is printed on "polymer":[ Ссылка ] - a thin and flexible plastic - which the UK central bank said is cleaner, less harmful to the environment and harder to forge.

The notes are much tougher than the cotton-based paper ones they are replacing. The bank said they will last more than twice as long and should even survive an accidental trip through the washing…
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