Scotland unveils new £5 and £10 polymer banknotes

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The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has unveiled the designs of the new £5 and £10 polymer banknotes which are to begin circulating in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Banknote images courtesy of the Royal Bank of Scotland  The notes are printed on De La Rue’s Safeguard® polymer substrate and includes their SPARK® Orbital™ optically variable…

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Uruguay issues new 2000 banknote

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The Banco Central del Uruguay (BCU) has issued a new 2000-pesos cotton paper banknote containing a variety of updated security features. The Series B banknote was issued on 27 April 2016 and will circulate alongside the current Series A denomination last issued on 1 October 2003. The note is the second of the new Series B…