Britain's 5-Pound Note Will Now Be Made Of Plastic
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The new banknotes are cleaner, stronger and last longer than the old paper notes.
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UK Paper Banknotes: When Is the Expiry Date? Can I Exchange Old £20 and £50? - Bloomberg
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Plastic £5 banknote 'can be rubbed out', says printer
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Bank of England confirms it will make £50 notes plastic
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This is everything that you need to know about the new plastic £20 notes - Wales Online
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All you need to know about the new £5 note, Consumer affairs
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No change for the new five pound note - Marketing Stockport
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Old £5 notes can be worth up to £300 - see if you've got a hidden goldmine - Mirror Online
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Britain's New 5-Pound Note Is Chewable, Washable and Harder to Fake - The New York Times
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Paper no more: Britain proposes plastic pounds