#plastic banknotes

The banknotes you can put in the washing machine: First plastic £5 unveiled

Britain’s first plastic banknotes are to be in use next year when branches of Clydesdale Bank issue two million £5 notes.

The bank has been authorised to issue limited edition plastic Scottish banknotes a year before the Bank of England puts plastic notes in general circulation.

The new note features the Forth Bridge, nominated for the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014, and a portrait of Sir…

The banknotes you can put in the washing machine: First plastic £5 unveiled

Britain’s first plastic banknotes are to be in use next year when branches of Clydesdale Bank issue two million £5 notes.

The bank has been authorised to issue limited edition plastic Scottish banknotes a year before the Bank of England puts plastic notes in general circulation.

The new note features the Forth Bridge, nominated for the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014, and a portrait of Sir…