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Watch how the new fiver £5 note from the Bank of England is made.

The film, from the Bank of England, shows the new £5 note being printed by De La Rue at the Bank of England print works in Loughton, Essex, UK.

The new £5 banknote, called the New Fiver, was unveiled earlier this month and will be entering circulation on 13 September 2016. It is the first banknote issued by the Bank of England which uses a polymer substrate instead of traditional cotton fibre paper. The polymer substrate is Clarity™C film manufactured by British firm Innovia Security.

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