LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland will print its next generation of Scottish banknotes on plastic paper, rather than the traditional cotton. RBS, which is the second biggest issuer of ...

Romania apprehended a man law enforcement called the world’s best forger of high-security plastic banknotes. The operation was part of a crackdown on a criminal gang allegedly counterfeiting cash ...

LONDON, England – A new polymer five pound note featuring Sir Winston Churchill has just entered circulation in England and Wales. LONDON, England – A new polymer five pound note featuring Sir Winston ...

When the Bank of England introduced new polymer plastic banknotes to exist the existing paper currency in 2016, the government promised the new notes would not only be more durable and secure, but ...

A campaign to stop the Bank of England from using animal fat to make its plastic banknotes has failed. The central bank announced Thursday that it will continue using trace amounts of tallow, which is ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Wednesday it would keep using trace amounts of animal fat to make new plastic banknotes, as it would cost about 80 million pounds to switch back to paper ...

Since the introduction of plastic (polymer) banknotes in 2016, the number of counterfeit notes on the streets has increased, however, researchers have developed a novel technique called Polymer ...

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Britain's first plastic banknote featuring Sir Winston Churchill will, like the great stateman's reputation, "stand the test of time", the Governor of the Bank of England has said. Unveiling the full ...