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{{Short description|Banknotes made from synthetic polymer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
[[File:Australian banknotes in wallet.jpg|thumb|Banknotes of the [[Australian dollar]] in a wallet. In 1988, Australia was the first country to introduce polymer banknotes for circulation.]]
'''Polymer banknotes''' are [[banknote]]s made from a synthetic [[polymer]] such as [[Polypropylene#Biaxially oriented polypropylene .28BOPP.29|biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP)]]. Such notes incorporate many security features not available in paper banknotes, including the use of [[metameric ink]]s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bmsmigration.com/australia-inventor-of-safe-plastic-money/|title=Australia, inventor of safe plastic money|date=16 May 2019|publisher=Best Migration Services|access-date=2020-03-18|archive-date=26 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126093927/https://www.bmsmigration.com/australia-inventor-of-safe-plastic-money/|url-status=live}}</ref> Polymer banknotes last significantly longer than paper notes, causing a decrease in environmental impact and a reduced cost of production and replacement.<ref>{{cite web|title=About polymer|url=https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/notes-and-coins/notes/banknotes-in-circulation/about-polymer|publisher=Reserve Bank of New Zealand|access-date=2020-03-18|archive-date=25 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925080632/https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/notes-and-coins/notes/banknotes-in-circulation/about-polymer|url-status=live}}</ref> Modern polymer banknotes were developed by the [[Reserve Bank of Australia|Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)]], [[Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation|Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)]] and [[The University of Melbourne]]. They were first issued as currency in Australia during 1988 (coinciding with Australia's bicentennial year); by 1996, the [[Australian dollar]] was switched completely to polymer banknotes. [[Romania]] was the first country in Europe to issue a plastic note in 1999 and became the third country after Australia and [[New Zealand]] to fully convert to polymer by 2003.

Other currencies that have been switched completely to polymer banknotes include: the [[Vietnamese đồng]] (2006) although this is only applied to banknotes with denominations above 5,000 đồng, the [[Brunei dollar]] (2006), [[Nigerian naira|the Nigerian Naira]] (2007), the [[Papua New Guinean kina]] (2008), the [[Canadian dollar]] (2013), the [[Maldivian rufiyaa]] (2017), the [[Mauritanian ouguiya]] (2017), the [[Nicaraguan córdoba]] (2017), the [[Vanuatu vatu]] (2017), the [[Eastern Caribbean dollar]] (2019), the [[pound sterling|Pound Sterling]] (2021) and the [[Barbadian dollar]] (2022). Several countries and regions have introduced polymer banknotes into commemorative or general circulation, including: [[Nigerian naira|Nigeria]], [[Cape Verdean escudo|Cape Verde]], [[Chilean peso|Chile]], [[Gambian dalasi|The Gambia]], [[Trinidad and Tobago dollar|Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Vietnamese đồng|Vietnam]], [[Mexican peso|Mexico]], [[New Taiwan Dollar|Taiwan]], [[Singapore dollar|Singapore]], [[Malaysian ringgit|Malaysia]], [[Botswana pula|Botswana]], [[São Tomé and Príncipe dobra|São Tomé and Príncipe]], [[Macedonian denar|North Macedonia]], [[Russian ruble|Russia]], [[Solomon Islands dollar|Solomon Islands]], [[Samoan tālā|Samoa]], [[Moroccan dirham|Morocco]], [[Albanian lek|Albania]], [[Sri Lankan rupee|Sri Lanka]], [[Hong Kong dollar|Hong Kong]], [[Israeli new shekel|Israel]], [[Renminbi|China]], [[Kuwaiti dinar|Kuwait]], [[Mozambican metical|Mozambique]], [[Saudi riyal|Saudi Arabia]], [[Isle of Man pound|Isle of Man]], [[Guatemalan quetzal|Guatemala]], [[Haitian gourde|Haiti]], [[Jamaica dollar|Jamaica]], [[Libyan dinar|Libya]], [[Mauritian rupee|Mauritius]], [[Costa Rican colón|Costa Rica]], [[Honduran lempira|Honduras]], [[Angolan kwanza|Angola]], [[Namibian dollar|Namibia]], [[Lebanese pound|Lebanon]], [[Philippine peso|the Philippines]], [[Egyptian pound|Egypt]], [[United Arab Emirates dirham|the United Arab Emirates]],  [[Thai baht|Thailand]] and [[Bermudian dollar|Bermuda]].

== History ==
In the 1980s, Canadian engineering company AGRA Vadeko and US chemical company US [[Mobil|Mobil Chemical Company]] developed a polymer substrate trademarked as DuraNote. It had been tested by the [[Bank of Canada]] in the 1980s and 1990s; test [[Canadian dollar|C$]] [[Canadian twenty-dollar note|20]] and [[Canadian dollar|C$]] [[Canadian fifty-dollar note|50]] banknotes were auctioned in October 2012.<ref name="orzano">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.coinworld.com/numismatic/paper-money/bep-confirms-1998-duranote-polymer-testing.html|title=BEP confirms 1998 DuraNote polymer testing|last=Orzano|first=Michele|magazine=[[Coin World]]|date=2 October 2012|access-date=9 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309222119/http://www.coinworld.com/numismatic/paper-money/bep-confirms-1998-duranote-polymer-testing.html|archive-date=9 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=[[Bank Note Reporter]]|url=https://www.paulfrasercollectibles.com/blogs/coins-banknotes/duranote-polymer-film-banknotes-to-be-revealed-at-uk-auction|title=DuraNote polymer film banknotes to be revealed at UK auction|publisher=Paul Fraser Collectibles|date=2012-08-12|access-date=2020-03-18|archive-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107071613/https://www.paulfrasercollectibles.com/blogs/coins-banknotes/duranote-polymer-film-banknotes-to-be-revealed-at-uk-auction|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also tested by the [[Bureau of Engraving and Printing]] of the [[United States Department of the Treasury]] in 1997 and 1998, when 40,000 test banknotes were printed and evaluated; and was evaluated by the [[central bank]]s of 28 countries.<ref name="orzano" />

== Security features ==

Polymer banknotes usually have three levels of security devices. Primary security devices are easily recognisable by consumers and may include [[Intaglio (printmaking)|intaglio]], metal strips, and the clear areas of the banknote. Secondary security devices are detectable by a machine.  Tertiary security devices may only be detectable by the issuing authority when a banknote is returned.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/6490.htm|title=The Plastic Banknote|author1=Solomon, David|author2=Spurling, Tom|publisher=CSIRO Publishing|year=2014|isbn=9780643094277|access-date=21 November 2014|archive-date=14 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214104602/http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/6490.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Adoption ==
Modern polymer banknotes were first developed by the [[Reserve Bank of Australia]] (RBA) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation or [[CSIRO]] and first issued as currency in Australia during 1988, to coincide with Australia's bicentennial year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://csiropedia.csiro.au/polymer-banknotes/|title=Polymer banknotes|date=10 March 2011|publisher=[[CSIRO]]|access-date=2018-07-30|archive-date=30 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730021426/https://csiropedia.csiro.au/polymer-banknotes/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2012, [[Central Bank of Nigeria|Nigeria's Central Bank]] attempted the switch back from polymer to paper banknotes,<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.cenbank.org/curres2012.asp
|title=FAQs on Currency Restructuring
|publisher=[[Central Bank of Nigeria]]
|access-date=2013-11-14
|archive-date=13 August 2013
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813194722/http://cenbank.org/curres2012.asp
|url-status=live
}}</ref> saying there were "significant difficulties associated with the processing and destruction of the polymer banknotes" which had "constrained the realisation of the benefits expected from polymer banknotes over paper notes".<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.cenbank.org/OUT/2012/PRESSRELEASE/CCD/GOVERNOR'S%20PRESS%20BRIEFING%20ON%20THE%20CURRENCY%20RESTRUCTURING.PDF
|title=PRESS BRIEFING BY THE GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, MALLAM SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI, CON, ON THE PROPOSED CURRENCY RESTRUCTURING EXERCISE, "PROJECT CURE"
|publisher=[[Central Bank of Nigeria]]
|access-date=2013-11-14
|archive-date=1 October 2013
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001044238/http://www.cenbank.org/OUT/2012/PRESSRELEASE/CCD/GOVERNOR'S%20PRESS%20BRIEFING%20ON%20THE%20CURRENCY%20RESTRUCTURING.PDF
|url-status=live
}}</ref> However, President [[Goodluck Jonathan]] halted the process in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.cenbank.org/out/2012/ccd/press%20release%20on%20project%20cure%20step%20down.pdf
|title=CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA – Press Release – Update on the Proposed Currency Restructuring Exercise 'Project CURE'
|publisher=[[Central Bank of Nigeria]]
|access-date=2013-11-14
|archive-date=26 January 2013
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126010524/http://cenbank.org/Out/2012/CCD/Press%20Release%20on%20Project%20CURE%20Step%20Down.pdf
|url-status=live
}}</ref>

The polymer notes in the [[Mauritius|Republic of Mauritius]] are available in values of {{currency|25|MUR}}, {{currency|50|MUR}}, {{currency|500|MUR}} and {{currency|2000|MUR}}, Recently in December 2024, the [[Bank of Mauritius]] has announced that there will be issues of [[Mauritian rupee|Rs]] 100, [[Mauritian rupee|Rs]] 200, and [[Mauritian rupee|Rs]] 1000 banknotes. The [[Fiji]] {{currency|5|FJD}} was issued<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.delarue.com/Home/DeLaRueSafeguard/ |title=De la Rue - Safeguard™– de la Rue's polymer solution |access-date=2013-11-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113111933/http://www.delarue.com/Home/DeLaRueSafeguard/ |archive-date=13 November 2013 }}</ref> in April 2013.

In the [[United Kingdom]], the first polymer banknotes were issued by the [[Northern Bank]] in [[Northern Ireland]] in 2000; these were a special commemorative issue bearing an image of the [[Space Shuttle]].<ref group="Note" name="northern-bank">Although the £5 [[Northern Bank]] polymer banknote was a one-off commemorative issued, unconventionally, in portrait orientation to mark the year 2000, it was in general circulation, with normal serial numbers (the commemorative version has serial numbers beginning with "Y2K", normal versions with "MM").{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} It is the only Northern Bank note in circulation which was not affected by the recall of all the bank's notes as a result of the [[Northern Bank robbery|26.5 million pound raid]] on its [[Belfast]] headquarters on 20 December 2004.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}</ref> In March 2015, the [[Clydesdale Bank]] in [[Scotland]] began to issue polymer Sterling £5 notes marking the 125th anniversary of the building of the [[Forth Bridge]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/first-plastic-banknotes-to-feature-forth-bridge-1-3420624 |title=First plastic banknotes to feature Forth Bridge |newspaper=[[Edinburgh Evening News]]}}</ref> These were the first polymer notes to enter general circulation in the UK.<ref>{{cite news|title=Clydesdale notes could win 'banknote of the year' award|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-35798715|access-date=22 September 2016|work=[[BBC News]] |agency=[[BBC News]] |date=14 March 2016|archive-date=25 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425231028/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-35798715|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Royal Bank of Scotland]] followed in 2016 with a new issue of plastic £5 notes illustrated with a picture of author [[Nan Shepherd]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New £5 and £10 polymer notes unveiled|url=http://www.rbs.com/news/2016/april/new-p5-and-p10-polymer-notes-unveiled.html|website=Royal Bank of Scotland|access-date=22 September 2016|archive-date=19 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919111021/http://www.rbs.com/news/2016/april/new-p5-and-p10-polymer-notes-unveiled.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2016, the [[Bank of England]] began to issue £5 polymer notes with a picture of [[Winston Churchill]]; and in 2017 a polymer £10 began replacing its paper equivalent, featuring a picture of the author [[Jane Austen]]. A polymer £20 was issued in 2020 with a picture of [[J. M. W. Turner|J.M.W. Turner]], and the £50 note was released in 2021, featuring [[Alan Turing]]. Although the polymer Bank of England notes are 15% smaller than the older, paper issue, they bear a similar design.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Pages/news/2013/189.aspx|title=News Release – New Bank of England banknotes to be printed on polymer|access-date=18 December 2013|archive-date=19 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219021049/http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Pages/news/2013/189.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New polymer £5 note is out today – here's where you're likely to see it first|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37338862/new-polymer-5-note-is-out-today---heres-where-youre-likely-to-see-it-first|access-date=22 September 2016|agency=[[BBC News]] |date=13 September 2016|archive-date=19 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919152553/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37338862/new-polymer-5-note-is-out-today---heres-where-youre-likely-to-see-it-first|url-status=live}}</ref> Some businesses operating in the UK cash industry have opposed the switch to polymer, citing a lack of research into the cost impact of its introduction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmspaymentsintelligence.com/eu/blog/article/payments-intelligence-polymer/|title=Payments Intelligence Extract: Who pays for polymer?|access-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925234013/http://www.cmspaymentsintelligence.com/eu/blog/article/payments-intelligence-polymer/|archive-date=25 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In December 2022, following the death of [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]], the Bank of England unveiled the design of a new series of banknotes featuring [[Charles III|King Charles III]]. The rest of the design, however, is unchanged, with the exception of a slight alteration in colour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=King Charles III banknotes |url=https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/king-charles-banknotes |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.bankofengland.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>

In the Philippines, it was proposed in 2009 to shift to the usage of polymer for [[Philippine peso]] banknotes. This did not push through due to concern the shift would have over the impact to country's [[abaca]] industry. The proposal was revived in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic since the polymer banknotes can be sanitized with less damage compared to paper banknotes, as well as other reasons such as durability, lesser average issue cost, and lesser susceptibility to counterfeiting. In April 2022, The [[Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas]] officially released the 1000 peso bill polymer bank note into circulation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Agcaoili |first1=Lawrence |title=BSP revives plan to use polymer banknotes |url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2021/10/26/2136630/bsp-revives-plan-use-polymer-banknotes |access-date=18 November 2021 |work=The Philippine Star |date=26 October 2021}}</ref> In December 2024, the [[Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas|BSP]] (Central Bank of the Philippines) has announced that they will be issuing polymer notes in the denominations of 500, 100, and 50 pesos in the first quarter of 2025. 

Despite having the updated logo and the updated signature of the [[Bongbong Marcos|current president]], there are no plans for a 20 peso polymer note due to it being slowly shifted into becoming a coin. There are also no plans for a 200 peso polymer banknote due to low demand.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cigaral |first=Ian Nicolas P. |date=2024-12-05 |title=New polymer banknotes coming in 2025 |url=https://business.inquirer.net/494140/new-polymer-banknotes-coming-in-2025 |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Timeline of adoptions and withdrawals of polymer banknotes
! Country !! data-sort-type="date" | Date of first introduction !! Notes 
|-
| N/A
|| early 1980s
|| An alternative polymer of polyethylene fibres marketed as [[Tyvek]] by [[DuPont]] was developed for use as currency by the [[American Bank Note Company]] in the early 1980s.
|-
| {{fb|Haiti|1986}}
|| 1982
|| [[Haiti]] released Tyvek-made [[Haitian gourde|Gourde]] banknotes in denominations of 1, 2, 50, 100, 250 & 500. The same denominations and a 5 Gourdes banknote were also released on paper.<ref>[http://news.coinupdate.com/the-tyvek-banknotes-of-haiti The Tyvek banknotes of Haiti] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805042944/http://news.coinupdate.com/the-tyvek-banknotes-of-haiti/ |date=5 August 2020 }} Dennis Hengeveld, Coin Update, 10 April 2017</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Costa Rica}}
|| 1983
|| [[Costa Rica]] issued a 20 [[Costa Rican colón|Colones]] Tyvek banknote.
|-
| {{flag|Isle of Man}}
|| 1983
|| The [[Isle of Man]] issued a 1 [[Isle of Man Pound|Pound]] banknote, this time called [[Bradvek]] and printed by [[Bradbury Wilkinson]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Isle of Man £1 Plastic P38 Unc |url=https://coincraft.com/isle-of-man-1-plastic-p38-unc |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Coincraft.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| N/A
|| Late 1980s
|| Tyvek did not perform well in trials; smudging of ink and fragility were reported as problems, so production of Tyvek banknotes was discontinued.<ref>[http://www.holidayhunter.com.au/polymer-bank-note/ Polymer Bank Note Australian Invention – 1988] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310202818/http://holidayhunter.com.au/polymer-bank-note/ |date=10 March 2018 }} HolidayHunter.com.au</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Australia}} 
|| 1988
|| [[Australia]] introduced the [[Australian ten-dollar note|ten-dollar note]] to celebrate its bicentennial. This was the world's first true polymer banknote.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Introducing polymer banknote in Australia|url=https://museum.rba.gov.au/exhibitions/displays/polymer-banknotes/|website=RBA.Australia|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029100640/https://museum.rba.gov.au/exhibitions/displays/polymer-banknotes/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was only printed during that year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Scott |first=Keith |date=16 December 1987 |title=New banknote unveiled for bicentenary |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122416228 |work=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=62 |issue=19065 |access-date=3 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=7 January 1989 |title=New banknotes a possibility |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120902901 |work=[[The Canberra Times]] |access-date=3 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Singapore}}
|| 1990
|| [[Singapore]]  issued a {{currency|50|SGD}} in polymer substrate to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Independence.
|-
| {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}
|| 1991
|| [[Papua New Guinea]] issued its first 2 [[Papua New Guinean kina|Kina]]s banknote in polymer substrate to commemorate the 9th [[South Pacific Games]] held in the country.<ref>[https://www.bankpng.gov.pg/payment-system/currency/ Currency – General Information – Development regarding issue of Commemorative NOTES/COINS to date] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204110510/https://www.bankpng.gov.pg/payment-system/currency/ |date=4 December 2020 }} [[Bank of Papua New Guinea]]</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Australia}}
|| 1992
|| [[Australia]] begins its transition away from paper money to polymer banknotes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Savage |first=Neil |date=23 March 2012 |title=Here Comes the Plastic Money |url=https://www.technologyreview.com/2012/03/23/187066/here-comes-the-plastic-money/ |work=MIT Technology Review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523000519/https://www.technologyreview.com/2012/03/23/187066/here-comes-the-plastic-money/ |archive-date=23 May 2024 |access-date=3 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="australia_geographic_face_off">{{cite news |last=Stock |first=Petra |date=4 October 2022 |title=Face off: Australia’s complicated history with the faces on its banknotes |url=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2022/10/face-off-australias-complicated-history-with-the-faces-on-its-banknotes/ |work=Australian Geographic |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250215171713/https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2022/10/face-off-australias-complicated-history-with-the-faces-on-its-banknotes/ |archive-date=15 February 2025 |access-date=3 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=n.d. |title=The First Series of Polymer banknotes: 1992 onwards |url=https://museum.rba.gov.au/exhibitions/displays/a-complete-series-of-polymer-banknotes/ |website=Reserve Bank of Australia Museum |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129011008/https://museum.rba.gov.au/exhibitions/displays/a-complete-series-of-polymer-banknotes/ |archive-date=29 November 2020 |access-date=3 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
|| 1993
|| [[Indonesia]] issued a {{currency|50000|IDR}} commemorative banknote in conjunction with the 25 Years of Development by President [[Soeharto]] which is the first polymer banknote issued by [[Bank Indonesia]]. But polymer banknotes are never issued again in the later series.<ref>{{cite web|title=1993 – Indonesia – 50000 Polymer note|date=21 August 2020|url=https://www.kompasiana.com/djuliantosusantio/5f3f0620d541df34631c77c3/uang-soeharto-rp-50-000-pernah-jadi-rebutan-lalu-dicampakkan?page=all|publisher=notes.kompasiana.com|access-date=6 October 2020|archive-date=2 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202161215/https://www.kompasiana.com/djuliantosusantio/5f3f0620d541df34631c77c3/uang-soeharto-rp-50-000-pernah-jadi-rebutan-lalu-dicampakkan?page=all|url-status=live}}</ref> 
|-
| {{flag|Brunei}}
|| 1996
|| [[Brunei]] introduced its first polymer banknotes in denominations of 1, 5, 10 [[Brunei dollar|dollars]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brunei introduced its first polymer banknote in 1996|url=https://www.ambd.gov.bn/know-your-banknotes|website=AMBD|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=4 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204070947/https://www.ambd.gov.bn/know-your-banknotes|url-status=live}}</ref> 
|-
| {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
|| 4 February 1998
|| [[Sri Lanka]] issued a {{currency|200|LKR}} commemorative banknote in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of [[Sri Lankan independence movement|Independence]] which is so far the only polymer banknote issued by the [[Central Bank of Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1998 – Sri Lanka 50th Independence – 200 rupee Polymer note|url=http://notes.lakdiva.org/commemorative/1998_ind50_200r.html|publisher=notes.lakdiva.org|access-date=4 February 2020|archive-date=16 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216074422/http://notes.lakdiva.org/commemorative/1998_ind50_200r.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Australia}}
|| 1996
|| [[Australia]] converted all of its denominations into polymer banknotes,<ref>{{cite web |last=Ekanem |first=Solomon |date=22 August 2024 |title= Top 10 African countries that first introduced polymer banknotes |url=https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/top-10-african-countries-that-first-introduced-polymer-banknotes/krs4yb9 |website=Business Insider Africa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210015538/https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/top-10-african-countries-that-first-introduced-polymer-banknotes/krs4yb9 |archive-date=10 December 2024 |access-date=3 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="australia_geographic_face_off" /> becoming the first country in the world to do so.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CSIRO's story of converting all Banknotes into Polymer Banknotes|url=https://csiropedia.csiro.au/polymer-banknotes/#:~:text=by%20the%20public.-,By%201998%20all%20Australian%20banknotes%20were%20issued%20in%20plastic%20and,than%20%2420%20million%20per%20annum.|website=CSIRO|date=10 March 2011|access-date=29 July 2018|archive-date=30 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730021426/https://csiropedia.csiro.au/polymer-banknotes/#:~:text=by%20the%20public.-,By%201998%20all%20Australian%20banknotes%20were%20issued%20in%20plastic%20and,than%20%2420%20million%20per%20annum.|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Thailand}}
|| 18 August 1997
|| [[Thailand]] issued its first polymer banknote, a 50 [[Thai baht|Baht]] denomination. On 1 October 2004 it was replaced by a redesigned version printed on paper.<ref>[https://www.bot.or.th/English/Banknotes/HistoryANdSeriesOfBanknotes/Pages/Banknote_Series15.aspx History and Series of Banknotes – Series 15] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703163416/https://www.bot.or.th/English/Banknotes/HistoryANdSeriesOfBanknotes/Pages/Banknote_Series15.aspx |date=3 July 2018 }} [[Bank of Thailand]]</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Malaysia}}
|| 1998
|| [[Malaysia]] issued a {{currency|50|MYR}} commemorative banknote in conjunction with the [[1998 Commonwealth Games|XVI Commonwealth Games]], the first polymer banknote ever issued by [[Bank Negara Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kuala Lumpur 98 – XVI Commonwealth Games RM50 Commemorative Polymer Banknote|url=http://www.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=en_press&pg=en_press&ac=3023&lang=en|website=Bank Negara Malaysia|access-date=5 September 2018|archive-date=5 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905175650/http://www.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=en_press&pg=en_press&ac=3023&lang=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|New Zealand}}
|| May 1999
|| [[New Zealand]] converted all of its banknotes into polymer banknotes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RBNZ's story of converting into Polymer Banknotes|url=https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/notes-and-coins/notes/banknotes-in-circulation/about-polymer#:~:text=New%20Zealand%20banknotes%20are%20printed,on%20paper%20made%20from%20cotton.|website=RBNZ|access-date=18 March 2020|archive-date=25 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925080632/https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/notes-and-coins/notes/banknotes-in-circulation/about-polymer#:~:text=New%20Zealand%20banknotes%20are%20printed,on%20paper%20made%20from%20cotton.|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Taiwan}}
|| June 1999
|| [[Taiwan]] issued its first polymer banknote ([[New Taiwan dollar|NT$]]50) to commemorate 50 years of the [[New Taiwan dollar]]'s issuance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Taiwan issued a 50 dollar to commemorate 50 years of New Taiwan dollar|url=http://www.polymernotes.com/taiwan.html|website=Polymer note|access-date=11 December 2020|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309112232/http://www.polymernotes.com/taiwan.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Romania}}
|| August 1999
|| In celebration of the [[Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999|total solar eclipse of August 11, 1999]], the [[National Bank of Romania]] (BNR) decided to issue a commemorative [[Two thousand lei|two thousand]] [[Romanian lei]] [[banknote]]. Since it was the last eclipse of the millennium, the denomination was chosen to be ''[[2000]]'' in respect to the upcoming year. These notes were issued as legal tender.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2000 Polymer Lei to commemorate Last Eclipse of 20 th Century|url=http://www.polymernotes.com/romania.html|website=Polymer Notes|access-date=10 December 2020|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309174954/http://www.polymernotes.com/romania.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
|| 1 November 1999
|| [[Bank Indonesia]] introduced a {{currency|100000|IDR}} polymer banknote in circulation, the first banknote of such value to be issued.<ref>{{cite web|title=1999 - Indonesia - 100.000 Polymer note|date=November 2018|url=https://ekonomi.kompas.com/read/2018/11/01/135425426/1-november-1999-beredarnya-uang-pecahan-kertas-rp-100000-pertama?page=all|publisher=notes.kompasiana.com|access-date=6 October 2020|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127004309/https://ekonomi.kompas.com/read/2018/11/01/135425426/1-november-1999-beredarnya-uang-pecahan-kertas-rp-100000-pertama?page=all|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Brazil}}
|| April 2000
|| [[Brazil]] introduced a [[Brazilian real|R$]]10 polymer banknote as a special edition issue commemorating the country's 500th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|title=10 Brazilian Reals Polymer Banknote|url=http://www.polymernotes.com/brazil.html|website=Polymer Banknote|access-date=10 December 2020|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309152904/http://www.polymernotes.com/brazil.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Bangladesh}}
|| January 2001
|| [[Bangladesh]] introduced the 10 [[Bangladeshi taka|taka]] polymer banknote, originally they were due to be issued on [[Victory Day of Bangladesh|Victory Day]], a day big for Bangladeshis, but were delayed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=10 Bangladeshi Taka Polymer Banknote|url=http://www.polymernotes.com/bangladesh.html.|website=Polymer Banknotes}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Nepal}}
|| February 2002
|| The [[Kingdom of Nepal]] introduced a commemorative 10 [[Nepalese rupee|rupees]] polymer banknote, on the occasion of [[Gyanendra of Nepal|King Gyanendra]]'s accession to the Nepalese throne after the [[Nepalese royal massacre]]. It was rendered obsolete when the [[2006 Nepalese revolution|Kingdom fell]] and was replaced by 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Himalayan kingdom introduces polymer banknote|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/business/plastic-notes-of-rs-10-to-be-issued-by-october/|website=Himalayan times|date=25 May 2002|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=10 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110134233/http://thehimalayantimes.com/business/plastic-notes-of-rs-10-to-be-issued-by-october/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Mexico}}
|| September 2002
|| [[Mexico]] switched the [[Mexican 20-peso note|20]] [[Mexican peso|peso]] denomination from paper to polymer banknotes.<ref name="Pagina404">{{cite web |url=http://www.bancodemexico.com.mx/billetesymonedas/didactico/billetes_FabCaractHis/presentaciones/presentaciones_nueva_fam.html |title=Pagina404 |publisher=Bancodemexico.com.mx |date=11 July 2001 |access-date=2012-02-23 |archive-date=4 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004044454/http://www.bancodemexico.com.mx/billetesymonedas/didactico/billetes_FabCaractHis/presentaciones/presentaciones_nueva_fam.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and they issued a [[Mexican 100 pesos|100 peso]] with vertical design polymer banknote in 2020.<ref name="stevenbron.nl">{{Cite web|title=Mexico issues new vertical polymer banknote|url=http://www.stevenbron.nl/2020/11/15/mexico-issues-new-100-pesos-banknote|website=Stevenbron.nl|access-date=6 December 2020|archive-date=5 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205001215/http://stevenbron.nl/2020/11/15/mexico-issues-new-100-pesos-banknote|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Romania}}
|| 2003
|| [[Romania]] converted all of its denominations of the leu to polymer,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Romania's story of converting into Polymer Banknotes|url=http://www.polymernotes.com/romania.html|website=Polymer Banknotes|access-date=10 December 2020|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309174954/http://www.polymernotes.com/romania.html|url-status=live}}</ref> becoming the first European country to do so.
|-
| {{flag|Zambia}}
| 2003
| The [[Bank of Zambia]] introduces two polymer banknotes in denominations of [[Zambian kwacha|K]]500 and K1,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boz.zm/currency-history.htm|title=Currency History|publisher=[[Bank of Zambia]]|access-date=13 January 2025}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Vietnam}}
|| December 2003
|| [[Vietnam]] adopted polymer banknote in denominations of 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, 100,000, 200,000 and 500,000 [[Vietnamese đồng|đồng]] for general circulation.<ref name="McGuire">{{cite web| url= http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/feature_ent.html?id=c373e901b8615f2a8f6a17245d830100 | title= Paying With Plastic | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060927065040/http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/feature_ent.html?id=c373e901b8615f2a8f6a17245d830100 | archive-date= 27 September 2006| first= Nancy |last= McGuire| date= 31 January 2005 | publisher= [[American Chemical Society]]| access-date=2013-01-21}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Malaysia}}
|| October 2004
|| [[Bank Negara Malaysia]] introduces a 5 [[Malaysian ringgit|ringgit]] polymer banknote into circulation, with the same design as the paper version. This was the first non-commemorative polymer banknote to be issued. Both polymer and paper versions were in circulation concurrently.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bank issues RM5 Polymer Banknotes|url=http://www.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=en_press&pg=en_press&ac=975&lang=en|website=Bank Negara Malaysia|access-date=5 September 2018|archive-date=5 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905175707/http://www.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=en_press&pg=en_press&ac=975&lang=en|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
|| November 2004
|| [[Bank Indonesia]] switched its [[Indonesian rupiah|Rp]]100,000 polymer banknote into a paper banknote with a different design than the polymer version.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bank Indonesia Switched IDR 100000 into Paper Banknotes|url=https://www.bi.go.id/id/ruang-media/siaran-pers/Pages/sp%20613204.aspx|website=Bank Indonesia|access-date=6 October 2020|archive-date=23 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123163813/https://www.bi.go.id/id/ruang-media/siaran-pers/Pages/sp%20613204.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Romania}}
|| July 2005
|| [[Romania]] redenominated the leu, removing four zeroes and issuing a series of new denominations in polymer.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Romania does Redenomination|url=https://www.bnr.ro/Redenomination-2785-Mobile.aspx|website=BNR|access-date=12 December 2020|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007180635/https://www.bnr.ro/Redenomination-2785-Mobile.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Mexico}}
|| 2006
|| Two more new polymer notes issued in 2006, for [[Mexican 20-peso note|20-pesos]] (new design) and the [[Mexican 50-peso note|50-pesos]]<ref name="Pagina404"/> and they issued a [[Mexican 100 pesos|100 peso]] with vertical design polymer banknote in 2020.<ref name="stevenbron.nl"/>
|-
| {{flag|Brunei}}
|| 2006
|| [[Brunei]] had adopted polymer banknotes for all of its banknote denominations.
|-
| {{flag|Australia}}
|| 2006
|| The Australian Government agency [[Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation|CSIRO]] issued a non-legal tender polymer note to celebrate the 80th year of the formation of CSIRO. These notes were issued and distributed to staff members and at selected public events.<ref>
{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.polymernotes.org/resources/promotional/ypromotional_csiro.htm
 |title       = Promotional prints (Y) / CSIRO
 |publisher   = polymernotes.org
 |access-date  = 2008-05-11
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080306181941/http://www.polymernotes.org/resources/promotional/ypromotional_csiro.htm
 |archive-date = 6 March 2008
}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Vietnam}}
|| August 2006
|| [[Vietnam]] adopted polymer banknote in 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, 100,000, 200,000 and 500,000 [[Vietnamese đồng|đồng]] for general circulation.<ref name="McGuire"/>
|-
| {{flag|Romania}}
|| 1 December 2006
|| The [[National Bank of Romania]] issued a new denomination, [[Two hundred lei|200]] [[Romanian leu|lei]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bnr.ro/apage.aspx?pid=404&actId=217411|title = Banca Naţională a României - Act legislativ}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Hong Kong}}
|| 2007
|| The [[Government of Hong Kong|Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region]] issued polymer banknotes for the first time. The banknotes are in [[Hong Kong dollar|HK$]] [[Hong Kong ten-dollar note|10]].<ref name="HKD 10 polymer banknotes">{{cite web|title=Ten-Dollar Polymer Note|work=Hong Kong Monetary Authority|url=https://www.hkma.gov.hk/eng/key-functions/money/hong-kong-currency/notes/design-security-features-of-ten-dollar-polymer-notes/|publisher=26 August 2019|access-date=11 December 2019|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211132616/https://www.hkma.gov.hk/eng/key-functions/money/hong-kong-currency/notes/design-security-features-of-ten-dollar-polymer-notes/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Nigeria}}
|| February 2007
|| As part of the Nigerian economic reforms, the 20 naira note was issued for the first time in polymer substrate.<ref name="cbn.gov.ng">{{Cite web|title=Central Bank of Nigeria:: History of The Currency|url=https://www.cbn.gov.ng/currency/historycur.asp|access-date=2022-01-02|website=www.cbn.gov.ng}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Guatemala}}
|| August 2007
|| [[Guatemala]] introduced polymer banknotes in denominations of 1 [[Guatemalan quetzal|quetzal]] and 5 [[Guatemalan quetzal|quetzales]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala introduces Polymer Banknote in Denomination of 1|url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=18051|website=Banknote News| date=20 August 2007 |access-date=12 December 2020|archive-date=4 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204234323/https://banknotenews.com/?p=18051|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Nicaragua}}
|| 2008
|| An announcement from the [[Central Bank of Nicaragua]] in 2008 stated that a new 200 Córdoba banknote would be in circulation.<ref name="Franklin G">{{cite web |author=Franklin G. |url=http://numismaticworldnews.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-banknote-of-500-cordobas-at.html |title=Numismatic News: New Banknote of 500 Cordobas at Nicaragua |publisher=Numismaticworldnews. blogspot.com |date=17 December 2008 |access-date=2012-02-23 |archive-date=8 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708055212/http://numismaticworldnews.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-banknote-of-500-cordobas-at.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="cordoba confirmed">{{cite web|title=Nicaragua new 50-cordoba commemorative confirmed|url=http://www.banknotenews.com/files/tag-nicaragua.php|publisher=Banknote News|access-date=6 June 2012|archive-date=20 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620060839/http://banknotenews.com/files/tag-nicaragua.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Israel}}
|| 13 April 2008
|| [[Israel]] started to issue 20 [[Israeli new sheqel|ILS]] banknotes, due to the high deterioration of 20 ILS paper banknotes. The Israeli polymer notes are printed by [[Orell Füssli|Orell Füssli Security Printing of Zürich]], [[Switzerland]].<ref name="New NIS 20 banknotes">{{cite web|title=New NIS 20 banknotes printed on polymer will be put into general circulation from 13 April 2008|url=http://www.bankisrael.gov.il/press/eng/080414/080414e.htm|work=Office of the Spokesperson and Economic Information|publisher=4 November 2008|access-date=6 June 2012}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Romania}}
|| 1 December 2008
|| The [[National Bank of Romania]] issued a revised [[Ten lei|10 lei]] banknote.
|-
| {{flag|Nicaragua}}
|| 2009
|| On 15 May, [[Nicaragua]] released new polymer ten and twenty [[Nicaraguan córdoba|Nicaragua córdoba]] banknotes to replace their paper counterparts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipca.au.com/pdfs/IPCA_Eng_1009.pdf|title=IPCA The New Paradigm in Currency|publisher=ipca.au.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304122252/http://www.ipca.au.com/pdfs/IPCA_Eng_1009.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2011}}</ref> After an announcement from the [[Central Bank of Nicaragua]] in 2008 stated that a new 200 Córdoba banknote would be in circulation, it took the country an additional year to prepare its new set of banknotes. A new polymer two hundred and a hundred córdoba banknote was first issued on the first of June 2009. In December 2009, a new 50 banknote was released, later followed by a new 500 banknote that was issued on 12 January 2010.<ref name="Franklin G"/><ref name="cordoba confirmed"/>
|-
| {{flag|Paraguay}}
| {{dts|August 2009}}
| The [[Central Bank of Paraguay]] introduces polymer [[₲]]2,000 banknotes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimahora.com/desde-agosto-empiezan-circular-billetes-plastico-n189185|title=Desde agosto empiezan a circular billetes de plástico|date=19 January 2009|lang=es|first=Horacio Isaías|last=Enciso C.|work=[[Última Hora (Paraguay)|Última Hora]]|access-date=13 January 2025}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|India}}
|| September 2009
|| The [[Reserve Bank of India]] announced that it will introduce 1 billion 10-[[Indian rupee|rupee]] notes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/business/india-business/RBI-to-introduce-100-crore-Rs-10-plastic-notes/articleshow/4987202.cms |title=RBI to introduce 100 crore Rs 10 plastic notes – The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia. The Times of India. |date=8 September 2009 |access-date=2012-02-23 |archive-date=24 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824181523/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/business/india-business/RBI-to-introduce-100-crore-Rs-10-plastic-notes/articleshow/4987202.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Chile}}
|| September 2009
|| The [[Central Bank of Chile]] introduced a new series of the [[Chilean peso]], starting with the redesigned 5000 Pesos banknote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nuevosbilletes.cl/nuevos-billetes/5000/ |title=Nuevos Billetes |publisher=Nuevosbilletes.cl |access-date=2012-02-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311172731/http://www.nuevosbilletes.cl/nuevos-billetes/5000/ |archive-date=11 March 2012 }}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Nigeria}}
|| 30 September 2009
|| Three Nigerian bank notes (₦50, ₦10 and ₦5) were converted to polymer substrate following the successful performance of the 20 naira (polymer) banknote.<ref name="cbn.gov.ng"/>
|-
| {{flag|Honduras}}
| {{dts|12 January 2010}}
| The [[Central Bank of Honduras]] introduces a polymer [[Honduran lempira|L]]20 banknote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://proceso.hn/bch-presenta-nuevo-billete-de-20-lempiras/|title=BCH presenta nuevo billete de 20 lempiras|date=12 January 2010|lang=es|work=Proceso Digital|access-date=13 January 2025}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Nicaragua}}
|| 12 January 2010
|| [[Nicaragua]] released a new 500 banknote.<ref name="Franklin G"/><ref name="cordoba confirmed"/>
|-
| {{flag|Dominican Republic}}
|| June 2010
|| The [[Central Bank of the Dominican Republic]] announced the introduction of a new polymer based 20 [[Dominican peso|pesos]] note.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bancentral.gov.do/billetes_monedas/billetes_20.html |title=Nuevo billete de RD$20.00 en polímero |publisher=Bancentral.gov.do |access-date=2012-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917014843/http://www.bancentral.gov.do/billetes_monedas/billetes_20.html |archive-date=17 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Chile}}
|| October 2010
|| The [[Central Bank of Chile]] announced the redesigned 2000 [[Chilean peso|Pesos]] that went into circulation on 20 November, as a program to change the old designs and make them more secure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nuevosbilletes.cl/nuevos-billetes/2000/ |title=Nuevos Billetes |publisher=Nuevosbilletes.cl |access-date=2012-02-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326131630/http://www.nuevosbilletes.cl/nuevos-billetes/2000/ |archive-date=26 March 2012 }}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Canada}}
|| November 2011
|| The [[Bank of Canada]] introduced the [[Frontier Series]] [[Canadian dollar|$]]100 polymer banknote to modernise its currency and reduce counterfeiting.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yuen |first=Jenny |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2011/11/14/carney-to-launch-plastic-100-bill-into-circulation |title=Pay with a new kind of 'plastic' &#124; Canada |newspaper=Toronto Sun |date=14 November 2011 |access-date=2012-02-23 |archive-date=30 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130111508/http://www.torontosun.com/2011/11/14/carney-to-launch-plastic-100-bill-into-circulation |url-status=live }}</ref> $50 banknotes were put into circulation in March 2012; the $20 note was put into circulation on 7 November 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/polymer-20-bill-to-be-tossed-into-circulation-today-1.1028333|title=Polymer $20 bill goes into circulation – CTV News|work=CTVNews|date=7 November 2012|access-date=7 November 2012|archive-date=7 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107190609/http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/polymer-20-bill-to-be-tossed-into-circulation-today-1.1028333|url-status=live}}</ref> with the $10 and $5 denominations released on 7 November 2013.<ref name="CBC New bills">{{cite web|title=New plastic $50 bills go into circulation|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/new-plastic-50-bills-go-into-circulation-1.1143997|work=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=11 April 2012|archive-date=31 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331235544/http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2012/03/26/fifty-dollar-bank-note.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Bank of Canada |url=http://www.bankofcanada.ca/2011/06/speeches/canada-new-polymer-bank-notes/ |title=Canada's New Polymer Bank Notes – Celebrating Canada's Achievements at the Frontiers of Innovation – Bank of Canada |publisher=Bankofcanada.ca |date=20 June 2011 |access-date=2012-02-23 |archive-date=8 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608034702/http://www.bankofcanada.ca/2011/06/speeches/canada-new-polymer-bank-notes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Guatemala}}
|| November 2011
|| [[Guatemala]] introduced new polymer banknote in denomination of 5 [[Guatemalan quetzal|quetzales]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala introduces 5 quetzal Polymer Banknote|url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=12555|website=Banknote News| date=6 January 2012 |access-date=12 December 2020|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121035429/https://banknotenews.com/?p=12555|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Malaysia}}
|| 16 July 2012
|| [[Bank Negara Malaysia]] put new [[Malaysian ringgit|RM]]1 and [[Malaysian ringgit|RM]]5 polymer banknotes into circulation as part of a new banknote series.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Banknotes Series Issued Into Circulation from 16 July 2012|url=http://www.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=en_press&pg=en_press&ac=69&lang=en|website=Bank Negara Malaysia|access-date=5 September 2018|archive-date=5 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905175709/http://www.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=en_press&pg=en_press&ac=69&lang=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
|| 2013
|| The [[Bank of England]] announced that it would adopt polymer notes.<ref name=ranks>{{cite news |title=Britain to Join Ranks of Nations Using Plastic Currency |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/19/business/international/britain-to-join-ranks-of-nations-using-plastic-currency.html?hp |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=18 December 2013 |access-date=2013-12-18 |archive-date=25 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225081836/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/19/business/international/britain-to-join-ranks-of-nations-using-plastic-currency.html?hp |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Fiji}}
| {{dts|2 April 2013}}
| Fiji's first polymer banknote, a [[Fijian dollar|$]]5 banknote, enters circulation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/211169/fiji's-first-polymer-banknote-is-entering-circulation-today|title=Fiji's first polymer banknote is entering circulation today|date=2 April 2013|publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]]|access-date=13 January 2025}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|India}}
|| April 2013
|| The [[Reserve Bank of India]] introduced plastic/polymer currency note of {{INR}} 10 on a field trial basis in five cities in India.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/RBI-to-introduce-Rs-10-polymer-notes-on-trial-basis/articleshow/19580472.cms |title=RBI to introduce Rs 10 polymer notes on trial basis |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=2014-02-09 |archive-date=26 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726154437/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/RBI-to-introduce-Rs-10-polymer-notes-on-trial-basis/articleshow/19580472.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Mauritius}}
|| 22 August 2013
|| The [https://www.bom.mu/ Bank of Mauritius] issued new 25-, 50-, and 500-[[Mauritian rupee|rupee]] polymer banknotes which will circulate in parallel with the existing paper notes of the same denominations. The new polymer notes have almost the same design as the preceding paper banknotes, but contain numerous new security features such as transparent windows showing the image of the dodo, numbers printed with magnetic ink which become fluorescent under ultra violet light, and swing features printed in iridescent ink, which change to a different colour when observed in transparency or when tilted. The 25-, and 50-rupee notes are printed by [[Oberthur Technologies]] on Innovia Security's Guardian substrate and the 500-rupee note is printed by [[De La Rue]] on its Safeguard (formerly Flexycoin) substrate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://banknotenews.com/files/tag-mauritius.php/|title=BanknoteNews – Breaking news about world paper money. Powered by The Banknote Book.|access-date=7 October 2021|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128054428/https://banknotenews.com/files/tag-mauritius.php/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Lebanon}}
|| 22 November 2013
|| The [[Banque du Liban]] issued a [[Lebanese pound|£L]]50,000  banknote in polymer to commemorate the country's 70th anniversary of [[Independence of Lebanon|independence]].<ref>[http://banknotenews.com/files/31d3009dc878ba81ed85dc37b966559e-2745.php Lebanon new 50,000-livre commemorative note confirmed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232046/http://banknotenews.com/files/31d3009dc878ba81ed85dc37b966559e-2745.php |date=2 December 2013 }} BanknoteNews.com. 24 November 2013. Retrieved on 2013-11-25.</ref>
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| {{flag|Lebanon}}
|| 2014
|| The ''[[Banque du Liban]] i''ssued a [[Lebanese pound|£L]]50,000 banknote in polymer to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the [[Banque du Liban]].<ref>[http://www.delarue.com/Home/banqueduliban/ De La Rue's announcement on the issuance of the 50,000 livre commemorative polymer note] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413140553/http://www.delarue.com/Home/banqueduliban/ |date=13 April 2014 }} [[De La Rue]] (www.delarue.com). Retrieved on 2014-04-09.</ref>
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| {{flag|Vanuatu}}
|| 2014
|| The [[Reserve Bank of Vanuatu]] introduced polymer banknotes in denominations of 200, 1,000, and 2,000 [[Vanuatu vatu|vatu]]. Regular 10,000-vatu banknotes were also introduced that year to replace the commemorative versions, which were originally issued in 2010.<ref>[http://www.dailypost.vu/content/polymer-notes-launched-include-new-vt2000?quicktabs_1=1 Polymer notes launched include new Vt2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142113/http://www.dailypost.vu/content/polymer-notes-launched-include-new-vt2000?quicktabs_1=1 |date=12 August 2014 }} Daily Post (www.dailypost.vu). 10 June 2014. Retrieved on 2014-06-12.</ref>
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| {{flag|Poland}}
|| 5 August 2014
|| The [[National Bank of Poland]] issued 50,000 20&nbsp;[[Polish złoty|zł]] polymer banknotes to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the formation of the [[Polish Legions in World War I|Polish Legions]].<ref>[http://www.nbp.pl/homen.aspx?f=/en/banknoty/kolekcjonerskie/2014/2014_legiony_20zl.html The Centenary of the Formation of the Polish Legions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210064229/http://www.nbp.pl/homen.aspx?f=%2Fen%2Fbanknoty%2Fkolekcjonerskie%2F2014%2F2014_legiony_20zl.html |date=10 February 2020 }} National Bank of Poland (www.nbp.pl). Retrieved on 2014-07-26.</ref>
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| {{sort|Gambia, The|{{flag|The Gambia}}}}
|| 20 July 2014
|| The [[Central Bank of the Gambia]] issued a 20 [[Gambian dalasi|Dalasis]] banknote printed on [[De La Rue]]'s Safeguard polymer substrate. It commemorates "20 Years of Progress and Self-Reliance", coinciding with President [[Yahya Jammeh]]'s 20 years in office as president.<ref>[http://www.delarue.com/news-room/latest-news/2014/2014-11-18.aspx Central Bank of The Gambia launches new commemorative 20 Dalasi banknote on De La Rue's Safeguard® polymer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129030727/http://www.delarue.com/news-room/latest-news/2014/2014-11-18.aspx |date=29 November 2014 }} [[De La Rue]] (www.delarue.com). Retrieved on 2014-11-19.</ref><ref>[http://banknotenews.com/files/2a736bf6e2650aefb0fda9454147a26e-3370.php Gambia unveils new note family including 20- and 200-dalasi denominations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316134840/http://banknotenews.com/files/2a736bf6e2650aefb0fda9454147a26e-3370.php |date=16 March 2015 }} BanknoteNews.com. 26 February 2015. Retrieved on 2015-02-28.</ref>
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| {{fb|Mauritania|2017}}
|| 28 November 2014
|| The [[Central Bank of Mauritania]] issued a 1,000 [[Mauritanian ouguiya|Ouguiya]] banknote on Innovia Security's Guardian substrate.<ref>[https://www.innoviasecurity.com/mauritania-launches-1000-ouguiya-note-on-guardian/  Mauritania launches 1000 Ouguiya note on Guardian®] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209212400/https://www.innoviasecurity.com/mauritania-launches-1000-ouguiya-note-on-guardian/ |date=9 December 2014 }} Innovia Security (www.innoviasecurity.com). Retrieved on 2014-12-06.</ref>
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| {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|| 15 December 2014
|| The [[Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago]] issued a [[Trinidad and Tobago dollar|TT$]]50 note printed on polymer to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the [[Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago|Central Bank of Trinidad & Tobago]].<ref>[http://banknotenews.com/files/5b3ea4b13dddf6474bd835f970eb7218-3282.php Trinidad & Tobago new 50-dollar polymer note reported] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217091200/http://banknotenews.com/files/5b3ea4b13dddf6474bd835f970eb7218-3282.php |date=17 December 2014 }} BanknoteNews.com. 15 December 2014. Retrieved on 2014-12-16.</ref>
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| {{flag|Cape Verde}}
|| 23 December 2014
|| The [[Bank of Cape Verde|Banco de Cabo Verde]] issued a new family of [[Cape Verdean escudo|escudo]] banknotes that honour Cape Verdean figures in the fields of literature, music, and politics. One note in the new series is the 200 [[Cape Verdean escudo|escudos]] banknote, now printed on polymer.<ref>[http://banknotenews.com/files/7817da2bc47299a1fd4358b2156ced09-3316.php Cape Verde new 200-, 1,000- and 2,000-escudo notes confirmed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323020509/http://banknotenews.com/files/7817da2bc47299a1fd4358b2156ced09-3316.php |date=23 March 2015 }} BanknoteNews.com. 10 January 2015. Retrieved on 2015-02-28.</ref>
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| {{flag|New Zealand}}
|| 2015
|| The [[Reserve Bank of New Zealand]] introduced a new family of notes with improved security features, with the 5 and 10 in October 2015, and the 20, 50 and 100 [[New Zealand dollar|dollar]] banknotes in April 2016.<ref>[http://www.rbnz.govt.nz/notes_and_coins/banknote_upgrade/ Brighter Money / Banknote upgrade project] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140127165214/http://www.rbnz.govt.nz/notes_and_coins/banknote_upgrade/ |date=27 January 2014 }} Reserve Bank of New Zealand (www.rbnz.govt.nz). Retrieved on 2014-11-20.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/the-german-technology-to-help-prevent-new-zealand-banknote-forgery/X7I4ZZZORCA2K6CISWTIZYNVSI/|title=The German technology to help prevent New Zealand banknote forgery|website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=18 April 2019 |access-date=7 October 2021|archive-date=13 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213213918/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/the-german-technology-to-help-prevent-new-zealand-banknote-forgery/X7I4ZZZORCA2K6CISWTIZYNVSI/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Scotland}}
|| 2015
|| [[Clydesdale Bank]] issued two million £5 [[Banknotes of Scotland|notes]], printed in polymer. It features a portrait of Sir [[William Arrol]] and an image of the [[Forth Bridge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-27517606|title=Plastic £5 note first for Great Britain|publisher=BBC|date=22 May 2014|access-date=2014-05-28|archive-date=12 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912173437/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-27517606|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{flag|India}}
|| 2015
|| The [[Reserve Bank of India]] announced plans to introduce polymer banknotes on a pilot basis and improve security features to defeat the efforts of [[Counterfeit money|counterfeiters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-08-22/news/53112856_1_plastic-currency-notes-bank-notes-pilot-testing|title=RBI planning to introduce plastic currency notes next year|work=timesofindia-economictimes|access-date=14 September 2014|archive-date=14 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914120713/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-08-22/news/53112856_1_plastic-currency-notes-bank-notes-pilot-testing|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Lebanon}}
|| 2015
|| The [[Banque du Liban]] issued a [[Lebanese pound|£L]]50,000 banknote in polymer to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the [[Lebanese Armed Forces|Lebanese Army]].<ref>[http://banknotenews.com/files/765b23a02c26f9bde506f0451dcc2269-3473.php Lebanon new 50,000-livre polymer commemorative note reported for July 2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810171926/http://banknotenews.com/files/765b23a02c26f9bde506f0451dcc2269-3473.php |date=10 August 2015 }} BanknoteNews.com. 21 May 2015. Retrieved on 2015-05-23.</ref>
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| {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}
|| 2015
|| The [[Bank of Papua New Guinea]] issued 10 and 20 [[Papua New Guinean kina|kina]] notes in polymer, one to commemorate the [[2015 Pacific Games|XV Pacific Games]] and the other to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of [[Papua New Guinea independence|Papua New Guinean independence]].<ref>[http://banknotenews.com/files/25d40789778ca31951990b6d8ca009bb-3474.php Papua New Guinea new 10- and 20-kina polymer commemorative notes reported issued 21.05.2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328093719/http://www.banknotenews.com/files/25d40789778ca31951990b6d8ca009bb-3474.php |date=28 March 2016 }} BanknoteNews.com. 22 May 2015. Retrieved on 2015-05-23.</ref><ref>[https://www.bankpng.gov.pg/latest-news/779-notice-of-issuance-of-commemorative-currencies-2015 Notice of Issuance of Commemorative currencies 2015]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Bank of Papua New Guinea (www.bankpng.gov.pg). Retrieved on 2015-05-23.</ref>
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| {{flag|Maldives}}
|| 2015
|| The [[Maldives Monetary Authority|Maldives Authority Monetary]] introduced a new family of banknotes printed on [[De La Rue]]'s "Safeguard" polymer substrate. A commemorative 5,000 [[Maldivian rufiyaa|Rufiyaa]] banknote was issued in July 2015, and followed by the 5-,10-, 20-, 50-, 100-, 500 and a new denomination of 1,000 [[Maldivian rufiyaa|Rufiyaa]] in October 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://www.delarue.com/news-room/latest-news/2015/2015-05-12-maldives-safeguard.aspx |title=The Maldives Monetary Authority announces new banknote family on De La Rue's Safeguard® polymer substrate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620090754/http://www.delarue.com/news-room/latest-news/2015/2015-05-12-maldives-safeguard.aspx |archive-date=20 June 2015 |website= De La Rue |date= 12 May 2015 |access-date= 2015-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://banknotenews.com/files/0356face311ffb1afe4ed7d9a9fc9ba9-3554.php |title=Maldives new 5,000-rufiyaa commemorative polymer note (B222) confirmed |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810172926/http://banknotenews.com/files/0356face311ffb1afe4ed7d9a9fc9ba9-3554.php |archive-date=10 August 2015 |website= Banknote News |date=26 July 2015 |access-date=2015-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://banknotenews.com/files/86f3282bd0dd618b873e10e7791607ba-3675.php |title=Maldives new note family unveiled |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801184754/http://banknotenews.com/files/86f3282bd0dd618b873e10e7791607ba-3675.php |archive-date=1 August 2016 |website= Banknote News |date=1 November 2015 |access-date=2015-11-01}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Singapore}}
|| 2015
|| The [[Monetary Authority of Singapore]] issued a set of polymer banknotes to commemorate the nation's 50th Anniversary of [[Independence of Singapore|independence]]. It consists of five [[Singapore dollar|S$]]10 notes and a commemorative [[Singapore dollar|S$]]50 note.<ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://banknotenews.com/files/690e156d2efbcd578d0b1be59e622fa0-3587.php |title=Singapore new 10- and one 50-dollar commemorative notes (B212 – B217) confirmed |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328005129/http://banknotenews.com/files/690e156d2efbcd578d0b1be59e622fa0-3587.php |archive-date=28 March 2016 |website=Banknote News |date=26 August 2015 |access-date=2015-08-27}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Nicaragua}}
|| 2015
|| The [[Central Bank of Nicaragua|Banco Central de Nicaragua]] issued a new family of notes on 26 October 2015. They are printed in polymer, except for the 500 [[Nicaraguan córdoba|cordobas]] banknote, which is printed on cotton paper substrate.<ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://www.bcn.gob.ni/divulgacion_prensa/notas/2015/noticia.php?nota=36 |title=BCN anuncia Emisión de Nuevos Billetes 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130213026/http://www.bcn.gob.ni/divulgacion_prensa/notas/2015/noticia.php?nota=36 |archive-date=30 January 2016 |website= Banco Central de Nicaragua |date=2015 |access-date= 2015-10-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://banknotenews.com/files/be3a0d754731823fe1975ac4deb1d4a1-3647.php |title=Nicaragua new note family (B506 – B511) confirmed |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328025924/http://banknotenews.com/files/be3a0d754731823fe1975ac4deb1d4a1-3647.php |archive-date=28 March 2016 |website= Banknote News |date=28 October 2015 |access-date= 2015-10-30}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Canada}}
|| 9 September 2015
|| The [[Bank of Canada|Bank of Canada (Banque du Canada)]] issued a [[Canadian dollar|C$]] [[Canadian twenty-dollar note|20]] polymer banknote to commemorate [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]'s milestone as the [[List of longest-reigning monarchs|longest-reigning monarch]] in Canada's modern era. It is similar to the regular issue 20-dollar ''[[Frontier Series]]'' polymer note, but the notable features for the commemorative note are the metallic portrait of the [[Elizabeth II|queen]], based on a photograph taken by renowned Canadian photographer [[Yousuf Karsh]], the metallic symbol including the Queen's monogram surmounted by the [[St Edward's Crown|St. Edward's crown]], surrounded by a garland of maple leaves and the text "A HISTORIC REIGN • UN RÈGNE HISTORIQUE" repeated at the top, center and bottom of the large window.<ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/bank-note-series/polymer/design/ |title=Bank Note Design |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912133442/http://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/bank-note-series/polymer/design/ |archive-date=12 September 2015 |website= Bank of Canada  |access-date= 2015-09-12}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Gibraltar}}
|| 2016
|| The [[Government of Gibraltar]] issued a [[Gibraltar pound|£]]100 polymer banknote to commemorate [[Joshua Hassan|Sir Joshua Hassan]]'s 22 years as [[Chief Minister of Gibraltar|Chief Minister]] in the first half of 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://banknotenews.com/files/dea523e32d2e296e837e8a494627b968-3597.php |title=Gibraltar new 100-pound polymer commemorative note to be issued in 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328072525/http://www.banknotenews.com/files/dea523e32d2e296e837e8a494627b968-3597.php |archive-date=28 March 2016 |website= Banknote News |date= 21 August 2015  |access-date=2015-09-07}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Scotland}}
|| 2016
|| The [[Royal Bank of Scotland]] issued [[Pound sterling|£]]5 and £10 banknotes in 2016 and 2017, respectively. The notes were printed on [[De La Rue]]'s Safeguard polymer substrate.<ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://www.delarue.com/news-room/latest-news/2015/2015-09-07-rbs-safeguard.aspx |title=Royal Bank of Scotland announces its new £5 and £10 banknotes will be issued on De La Rue's Safeguard® polymer substrate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006112618/http://www.delarue.com/news-room/latest-news/2015/2015-09-07-rbs-safeguard.aspx |archive-date=6 October 2015 |website= [[De La Rue]] |date= 7 September 2015 |access-date= 2015-09-15}}</ref> 
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| {{flag|Australia}}
|| 1 September 2016
|| The [[Reserve Bank of Australia]] issued a [[Australian dollar|A$]] [[Australian five-dollar note|5]] polymer note with improved security features and a tactile feature to assist those with visual impairments.<ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://banknotenews.com/files/5db7a8c8e135c365156e0b7faea6be11-4017.php |title=Australia new 5-dollar note (B230) confirmed |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005024216/http://banknotenews.com/files/5db7a8c8e135c365156e0b7faea6be11-4017.php |archive-date=5 October 2016 |website= Banknote News |date= 2 September 2016 |access-date=2016-09-21}}</ref> 
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| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
|| 13 September 2016
|| The [[Bank of England]] began issuing the new polymer [[Pound sterling|£]][[Bank of England £5 note|5]] note, the first to be issued in [[England and Wales]].<ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=https://www.thenewfiver.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705031537/http://www.thenewfiver.co.uk/|archive-date=5 July 2018 |title= The New Fiver – Bank of England |website=thenewfiver.co.uk }}</ref>
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| {{flag|India}}
|| 17 March 2017
|| The [[Reserve Bank of India]] announced that it will do trials of polymer {{currency|10|INR}} notes at five locations in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/approval-given-to-rbi-to-print-rs-10-plastic-notes-government/articleshow/57689898.cms|title=Approval given to RBI to print Rs 10 plastic notes: Government|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2017-03-18|archive-date=19 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319190500/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/approval-given-to-rbi-to-print-rs-10-plastic-notes-government/articleshow/57689898.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Canada}}
|| 1 June 2017
|| The [[Bank of Canada|Bank of Canada (Banque du Canada)]] unveiled a [[Canadian dollar|C$]] [[Canadian ten-dollar note|10]] polymer banknote to commemorate the 150th anniversary of [[Canadian Confederation|confederation]].<ref>[http://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/banknote150/ Celebrating Canada's 150th 1867 – 2017] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407212418/http://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/banknote150/ |date=7 April 2017 }} [[Bank of Canada|Bank of Canada (Banque du Canada)]] (www.bankofcanada.ca). Retrieved on 2017-04-15.</ref>
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|{{Flag|Vanuatu}}
|28 July 2017
|According to an article in the Vanuatu Daily Post, the [[Reserve Bank of Vanuatu]] issued a new version of the 5,000-[[Vanuatu vatu|vatu]] banknote, with the 500-vatu issued just a few months later to complete the new banknote series which were introduced back in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Napwatt |first=Fern |date=2017-07-13 |title=Vt500 and Vt5,000 changing from paper to polymer |url=https://www.dailypost.vu/news/vt500-and-vt5-000-changing-from-paper-to-polymer/article_3ffffe51-0586-52ef-a626-0159ca8f34cb.html |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Vanuatu Daily Post |language=en}}</ref>
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| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
|| September 2017
|| The [[Bank of England]] issued a new polymer [[Pound sterling|£]][[Bank of England £10 note|10]] note.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewten.co.uk/|title=The new £10 polymer banknote|publisher=Bank of England|access-date=27 September 2017|archive-date=8 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908132435/https://www.thenewten.co.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Romania}}
|| 1 January 2018
|| The [[National Bank of Romania]] issued all denominations with the new (revised) [[coat of arms of Romania]]. All the other features remained unchanged for all the denominations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bnr.ro/apage.aspx?pid=404&actId=329515 |title=Banca Naţională a României - Act legislativ |access-date=24 December 2021 |archive-date=24 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224105133/https://bnr.ro/apage.aspx?pid=404&actId=329515 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| {{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}
|| 1 January 2018
|| The [[Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe|Banco Central de Sao Tome and Principe]] issued polymer banknotes in denominations of 5 and 10 [[São Tomé and Príncipe dobra|dobra]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sao Tome introduces new banknote family|url=http://www.stevenbron.nl/2018/01/26/sao-tome-e-principe-issues-new-banknote-series|website=Stevenbron.nl|access-date=11 December 2020|archive-date=28 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228073849/http://stevenbron.nl/2018/01/26/sao-tome-e-principe-issues-new-banknote-series|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Botswana}}
|February 2018
|The [[Bank of Botswana]] introduced a new 10-[[Botswana pula|pula]] banknote printed on polymer to express the concern of the poor quality of the paper used in the printing of this denomination of banknote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-14 |title=Botswana new 10-pula polymer note (B129a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=3088 |access-date=2024-04-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| {{flag|North Macedonia}}
|| May 2018
|| The [[National Bank of North Macedonia|National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia]] issued 10- and 50-[[Macedonian denar|denari]] polymer banknotes as part of a new series.<ref>[http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/23/c_137131579.htm Macedonia introduces 1st polymer banknotes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815230107/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/23/c_137131579.htm |date=15 August 2019 }} Xinhua. 23 April 2018. Retrieved on 2019-08-16.</ref>
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|{{Flag|Russia}}
|22 May 2018
|The [[Central Bank of Russia]] issued a [[Russian ruble|₽]]100 banknote to commemorate the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-19 |title=Russia new 100-ruble FIFA commemorative note (B840a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=2492 |access-date=2024-04-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Uruguay}}
|| September 2018
|| The [[Central Bank of Uruguay]] (BCU) printed a special and experimental edition of polymer banknotes with a value of 50 [[Uruguayan peso|UYU]] to test reception and to celebrate the bank's 50th anniversary, that was in 2017, producing 10,000,000 units.<ref>https://m.subrayado.com.uy/presentaron-el-nuevo-billete-50-pesos-que-parece-plastico-o-nailon-n514059 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007180627/https://www.subrayado.com.uy/presentaron-el-nuevo-billete-50-pesos-que-parece-plastico-o-nailon-n514059 |date=7 October 2021 }}. 18 September 2018. Retrieved on 10 February 2020.</ref>
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| {{flag|Mauritius}}
|| December 2018
|| The [[Bank of Mauritius]] has issued a 2,000-[[Mauritian rupee|rupees]] banknote printed on polymer substrate and with revised security features, while at the same time all previous versions of the 2,000-rupees paper banknote ceased being legal tender by the end of January 2019.<ref>[https://www.delarue.com/media-center/bank-of-mauritius-launch-a-new-2000-rupee-polymer-banknote?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_PofE5Vp8ZwDm1rOgstXpWILUrDbD6SyGk6rmOt_JQdwUDXVWH2r44g-P1N-1zQgqmufUGFuiRoV-20v_wIQmLQuVOfg&_hsmi=68104562 Bank of Mauritius launch a new 2000 rupee polymer banknote] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200120151342/https://www.delarue.com/media-center/bank-of-mauritius-launch-a-new-2000-rupee-polymer-banknote?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_PofE5Vp8ZwDm1rOgstXpWILUrDbD6SyGk6rmOt_JQdwUDXVWH2r44g-P1N-1zQgqmufUGFuiRoV-20v_wIQmLQuVOfg&_hsmi=68104562 |date=20 January 2020 }} [[De La Rue]] (www.delarue.com). 6 December 2018. Retrieved on 2019-01-20.</ref>
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| {{flag|Morocco}}
|| 2019
|| The [[Bank Al-Maghrib|Central bank of Morocco]] introduced a 20 [[Moroccan dirham|dirham]] polymer banknote to mark 20 years of enthronement of [[Mohammed VI of Morocco|Mohammed VI]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Morocco introduces new polymer banknote to mark 20 years of enthronement|url=http://www.stevenbron.nl/2019/08/24/morocco-announces-commemorative-20-dirham-note|website=Stevenbron.nl|access-date=11 December 2020|archive-date=24 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924103348/http://stevenbron.nl/2019/08/24/morocco-announces-commemorative-20-dirham-note|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Albania}}
|| 2019
|| The [[Bank of Albania]] introduced a new 200 [[Albanian lek|Lek]] polymer banknote on 30 September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bankofalbania.org/Paraja/Seria_e_Re_e_Kartemonedhave/|title=Seria e Re e Kartëmonedhave|website=Bank of Albania|language=sq|access-date=2019-10-03|archive-date=3 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003120751/https://www.bankofalbania.org/Paraja/Seria_e_Re_e_Kartemonedhave/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Libya}}
|| 17 February 2019
|| The [[Central Bank of Libya]] has issued a 1 [[Libyan dinar|Dinar]] banknote on 17 February 2019, in commemoration of the 8th Anniversary of the [[Libyan Civil War (2011)|Libyan Revolution]] of 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.libyanexpress.com/coinciding-with-the-8th-anniversary-of-libyan-revolution-cbl-announces-the-new-version-of-the-currency-category-1-dinar/|title=Central Bank of Libya announces new 'plastic banknote' in Tripoli|website=Libyan Express – Libya News, Opinion, Analysis and Latest Updates from Libya|date=18 February 2019 |language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-20|archive-date=21 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221054713/https://www.libyanexpress.com/coinciding-with-the-8th-anniversary-of-libyan-revolution-cbl-announces-the-new-version-of-the-currency-category-1-dinar/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Northern Ireland]]
|| 27 February 2019
|| [[Bank of Ireland]], [[Danske Bank (Northern Ireland)|Danske Bank]] and [[Ulster Bank]], commercial banks in [[Northern Ireland]], each issued a [[Banknotes of Northern Ireland|new series of pound]] banknotes on polymer substrate for general use in Northern Ireland on 27 February 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://danskebank.co.uk/about-us/news-and-insights/new-polymer-note-to-enter-circulation-this-month|title=New Polymer Note To Enter Circulation This Month|website=Danske Bank|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-03-14|archive-date=8 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108010201/https://danskebank.co.uk/about-us/news-and-insights/new-polymer-note-to-enter-circulation-this-month|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Solomon Islands}}
|2 May 2019
|The [[Central Bank of Solomon Islands]] introduced a new design of the [[Solomon Islands dollar|SI$]]5 banknote, which was issued in conjunction of World Tuna Day.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-26 |title=Solomon Islands new 5-dollar polymer note (B221a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=954 |access-date=2024-04-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Samoa}}
|| June 2019
|| The [[Central Bank of Samoa]] announced the release of a new 10 [[Samoan tālā|Tala]] polymer banknote in June 2019, to commemorate the [[2019 Pacific Games|XVI Pacific Games 2019]] which were held in Samoa from 7 July 2019. The 10 [[Samoan tālā|Tala]] banknote will be the second polymer banknote issued in Samoa and the first [[carbon offset]] banknote created from the polymer substrate. The new banknote is one of a kind for [[Samoa]] as it will have a horizontal front and a vertical back. The banknote will feature a see through window depicting the [[Pacific Games]] logo, and a tactile embossed feature to assist the visually impaired, both are unique features of polymer banknotes. The standard banknote prefix has been replaced with the special [[Pacific Games|PG]]/[[2019 Pacific Games|XVI]] prefix denoting "[[2019 Pacific Games|XVI Pacific Game]]". Issuance of the new 10 [[Samoan tālā|Tala]] note will commence the last week of June 2019, and will co-circulate together with the existing 10 [[Samoan tālā|tala]] banknotes which will remain legal tender.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=379|title=Samoa new 10-tala|date=15 November 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-16|archive-date=16 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216103756/https://banknotenews.com/%3Fp%3D379/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States]]
|Mid-2019
|The [[Eastern Caribbean Central Bank]] started issuing a new family of banknotes from the [[Eastern Caribbean dollar|EC$]]5 to the [[Eastern Caribbean dollar|EC$]]100, all printed on polymer, a plan which has been announced since 5 September 2018.
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| {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|| 9 December 2019
|| The [[Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago]] issued a [[Trinidad and Tobago dollar|TT$]]100 polymer banknote for circulation on 9 December 2019, while announcing that all versions of the paper [[Trinidad and Tobago dollar|TT$]]100 banknotes will be demonetized and withdrawn from circulation on 31 December 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trinidad and Tobago unveiled 100-dollar polymer banknote|url=http://www.news.gov.tt/content/trinidad-and-tobago-get-new-100-dollar-bill#.X9N4_VO9QUo|website=News.Gov.TT|access-date=11 December 2020|archive-date=6 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206153048/http://www.news.gov.tt/content/trinidad-and-tobago-get-new-100-dollar-bill#.X9N4_VO9QUo|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
|| 20 February 2020
|| The [[Bank of England]] issued a [[Pound sterling|£]][[Bank of England £20 note|20]] polymer banknote. This the third banknote in the new series.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bank of England issues new 20 pounds polymer banknote|url=https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/polymer-20-pound-note|website=Bank of England|access-date=7 December 2020|archive-date=6 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706011309/https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/polymer-20-pound-note|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Namibia}}
|| 25 March 2020
|| The [[Bank of Namibia]] issued a 30 [[Namibian dollar|dollar]] polymer banknote to commemorate 30 years of [[Independence of Namibia|independence]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=New polymer banknote to commemorate 30 years of independence in Namibia|url=https://news.coinupdate.com/namibia-new-commemorative-polymer-banknote-issued-in-observance-of-the-30th-anniversary-of-independence/|website=coinupdate|access-date=5 December 2020|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021102710/http://news.coinupdate.com/namibia-new-commemorative-polymer-banknote-issued-in-observance-of-the-30th-anniversary-of-independence/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Angola}}
|| 7 July 2020
|| [[National Bank of Angola]] issued 200, 500, 1000, 2000 [[Angolan kwanza|Kwanzas]] banknotes on  polymer substrate.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New series of banknote to introduced in Angola|url=https://news.coinupdate.com/angola-new-series-of-polymer-banknotes-to-be-introduced-with-designs-highlighting-natural-landmarks/|website=coinupdate|access-date=5 December 2020|archive-date=2 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202004935/https://news.coinupdate.com/angola-new-series-of-polymer-banknotes-to-be-introduced-with-designs-highlighting-natural-landmarks/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Costa Rica}}
|| 25 July 2020
|| The [[Central Bank of Costa Rica|Banco Central de Costa Rica]] issued a new family of polymer banknote in denominations of 1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000 and 20,000 [[Costa Rican colón|colones]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica announces new polymer banknotes|url=http://www.stevenbron.nl/2020/07/31/costa-rica-announces-new-polymer-notes|website=Stevenbron.nl|access-date=7 December 2020|archive-date=4 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204135413/http://www.stevenbron.nl/2020/07/31/costa-rica-announces-new-polymer-notes|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica announces last polymer banknotes for 2021|url=http://www.stevenbron.nl/2020/11/15/costa-rica-announces-last-two-polymer-notes-for-2021|website=Stevenbron.nl|access-date=7 December 2020|archive-date=4 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204230930/http://stevenbron.nl/2020/11/15/costa-rica-announces-last-two-polymer-notes-for-2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|| 30 September 2020
|| The [[Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago]] issued a new polymer banknote family in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 [[Trinidad and Tobago dollar|dollar]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trinidad and Tobago unveiled a new polymer banknotes series|url=http://www.stevenbron.nl/2020/09/30/trinidad-and-tobago-issue-new-notes-of-polymer-series|website=Stevenbron.nl|access-date=7 December 2020|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023234838/http://stevenbron.nl/2020/09/30/trinidad-and-tobago-issue-new-notes-of-polymer-series|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|| 4 October 2020
|| The [[Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority]] has announced the 5-[[Saudi riyal|riyal]] banknote will be switched to polymer, replacing the current paper banknote, without any announcement on the other banknotes. The banknote was said to feature more environmentally friendly materials and additional security features, in addition to a much longer lifespan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sama Introduces The Five Riyal Denomination Made Of Polymer ... And It Will Start Circulating On October 5th |url=http://www.sama.gov.sa/en-us/news/pages/news-618.aspx |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=8 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008225451/http://www.sama.gov.sa/en-us/news/pages/news-618.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Uruguay}}
|| October 2020
|| The [[Central Bank of Uruguay]] replaced the commemorative 50 UYU polymer note in 2020 with a standard bill using the same design as the previous cotton note, as well as printing a 20 UYU polymer note.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.subrayado.com.uy/desde-este-sabado-se-ponen-circulacion-los-nuevos-billetes-20-y-50-pesos-n674455 | title=Desde este sábado circulan los nuevos billetes de 20 y 50 pesos | date=3 October 2020 }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Mexico}}
|| 21 November 2020
|| The [[Bank of Mexico|Banco de Mexico]] released a 100 [[Mexican peso|peso]] polymer banknote as a part of the new Series G banknotes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico released a new Vertical Polymer Banknote|url=https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/bank-of-mexico-releases-new-100-peso-note-in-polymer-honoring-poet|website=Coin World|access-date=12 December 2020|archive-date=26 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126093054/https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/bank-of-mexico-releases-new-100-peso-note-in-polymer-honoring-poet|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Lebanon}}
|| 5 December 2020
|| The [[Banque du Liban]] released a [[Lebanese pound|£L]]100,000 polymer banknote in circulation to commemorate the centenary of the establishment of [[Greater Lebanon]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=New 100000 banknote released to commemorate establishment of Lebanon|url=https://platform.keesingtechnologies.com/new-100000-banknote-to-be-released-next-week/|website=Platform.Keesing Technologies|date=4 December 2020 |access-date=5 December 2020|archive-date=18 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118074720/https://platform.keesingtechnologies.com/new-100000-banknote-to-be-released-next-week/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Cape Verde}}
|| 8 January 2021
|| The [[Bank of Cape Verde]] introduced a new 200-escudo note like the preceding issue printed in polymer, but printed on cotton paper.<ref>[https://banknotenews.com/?p=32146 Cape Verde new paper 200-escudo note (B222a) reportedly introduced on 08.01.2021] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206083943/https://banknotenews.com/?p=32146 |date=6 February 2021 }} Banknotenews.com, 5 February 2021</ref>
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|{{Flag|Botswana}}
|22 February 2021
|The [[Bank of Botswana]] printed a new version of the polymer 10-[[Botswana pula|pula]] banknote, but this time featuring president [[Mokgweetsi Masisi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-15 |title=Botswana new 10-pula polymer note (B130a) reported for introduction on 22.02.2021 – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=32466 |access-date=2024-04-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
|| 23 June 2021
|| The [[Bank of England]] issued a [[Pound sterling|£]][[Bank of England £50 note|50]] polymer banknote, completing sterling's transition from paper to polymer notes. This the fourth and final Series G banknote to be issued.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56503741|title=New Alan Turing £50 note design is revealed|work=[[BBC News]] |date=25 March 2021|access-date=23 June 2021|archive-date=23 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623052253/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56503741|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Cook Islands}}
|| {{dts|3 August 2021}}
|| The [[Cook Islands]] introduces a polymer [[Cook Islands dollar|$]]3 banknote featuring an illustration of "Ina and the Shark".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.delarue.com/media-center/cookislands3|title=Cook Islands issue new $3, printed on SAFEGUARD®|date=4 August 2021|publisher=[[De La Rue]]|access-date=13 January 2025}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Romania}}
|| 1 December 2021
|| The [[National bank of Romania]] introduced a new [[20 lei]] banknote, depicting [[World War I]] hero [[Ecaterina Teodoroiu]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Comunicat de presă privind lansarea în circulație a bancnotei de 20 de lei |url=https://www.bnr.ro/page.aspx?prid=20196 |access-date=9 December 2021 |agency=BNR |publisher=BNRs |date=25 November 2021}}</ref>
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| {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|| 7 December 2021
|| The [[Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates]] introduced the country's first polymer banknote - a redesigned Dh50 note to commemorate the golden jubilee of the country on 2 December 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Forster |first1=Sarah |title=UAE leaders attend launch of new Dh50 banknote |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2021/12/07/uae-leaders-attend-launch-of-new-dh50-banknote/ |access-date=9 December 2021 |agency=The National News |publisher=The National News |date=7 December 2021|archive-date=9 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209003932/https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2021/12/07/uae-leaders-attend-launch-of-new-dh50-banknote/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{flag|China}}
| {{dts|21 December 2021}}
| The [[People's Bank of China]] releases a [[Commemorative banknotes of the renminbi|commemorative]] [[¥]]20 banknote for the [[2022 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theibns.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=835&catid=13&Itemid=51|title=China's 20 Yuan Note (Polymer)|year=2022|publisher=[[International Banknote Society]]|access-date=13 January 2025}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Barbados}}
|| 21 March 2022
|| The [[Central Bank of Barbados]] announced its intent to replace the current paper banknotes with a newly designed polymer version by the end of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-21 |title=Barbados switching to polymer banknotes later this year |url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2022/03/21/barbados-switching-to-polymer-banknotes-later-this-year/ |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Barbados Today |language=en-US}}</ref> The new designs of the polymer banknotes were revealed on 4 May 2022 and the notes were rolled out 5 December 2022 as scheduled.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Standing Secure: Launch of Barbados' 2022 Banknote Series |url=http://www.centralbank.org.bb/news/article/10770/standing-secure-launch-of-barbados-2022-banknote-series |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Central Bank of Barbados |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Barbados' new banknotes are now in circulation - by|url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2022/12/05/barbados-new-banknotes-are-now-in-circulation/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Barbados Today|date=5 December 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Thailand}}
|| 24 March 2022
|| The [[Bank of Thailand]] started issuing [[Thai baht|฿]]20 polymer banknotes bearing the image of Rama X. It is done to improve its quality as it is the most widely used banknote and hence it is prone to sustained damage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bot.or.th/English/PressandSpeeches/Press/2022/Pages/n0265.aspx|title=The Bank of Thailand will start issuing 20 Baht Polymer Banknote on 24 March 2022|publisher=Bank of Thailand|date=20 January 2022|access-date=9 May 2022|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120131420/https://www.bot.or.th/English/PressandSpeeches/Press/2022/Pages/n0265.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Philippines}}
|| 18 April 2022
|| The [[Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas]] started issuing the 1000-[[Philippine peso|piso]] polymer banknote, the country's first polymer banknote. These banknotes began the phased issuance to banks, with the release of a limited quantity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BSP Releases Polymer Banknotes to Banks for Circulation |url=https://www.bsp.gov.ph/SitePages/MediaAndResearch/MediaDisp.aspx?ItemId=6251 |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=bsp.gov.ph |language=en}}</ref>
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| {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|| 21 and 26 April 2022
|| The [[Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates]] started issuing new, redesigned [[United Arab Emirates dirham|Dh]]5 and [[United Arab Emirates dirham|Dh]]10 polymer currency notes. The 10-dirham banknote entered circulation on Thursday 21 April and the 5-dirham banknote entered circulation on Tuesday 26 April.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UAE issues new Dh5 and Dh10 polymer currency notes |url=https://gulfnews.com/business/banking/uae-issues-new-dh5-and-dh10-polymer-currency-notes-1.1650530184393 |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=gulfnews.com |date=21 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Following that, it was announced that the [[United Arab Emirates dirham|Dh]]1000 note will also be replaced and circulation will start on the first half of 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Web Desk |title=UAE Central Bank issues new Dh1,000 banknote for National Day |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/currency-exchange/uae-central-bank-issues-new-dh1000-banknote-for-national-day |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Khaleej Times |language=en}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Egypt}}
|6 July 2022
|The [[Central Bank of Egypt]] started issuing the new [[Egyptian pound|LE]]10 banknote which has been planned since the year 2020. The existing version of the LE10 banknote printed on paper will continue to circulate in parallel with the new polymer banknotes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-06 |title=Egypt new 10-pound polymer note (B343a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=36923 |access-date=2024-04-21 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-14 |title=Egypt new 10-pound polymer note planned – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=24762 |access-date=2024-04-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Qatar}}
|9 November 2022
|The [[Qatar Central Bank]] announced a new 22-[[Qatari riyal|riyal]] banknote in commemoration of the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]], the first one ever held in the country and the Middle Eastern region as a whole.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-09 |title=Qatar new 22-riyal commemorative numismatic product (BNP201a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=38071 |access-date=2024-07-20 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Australia}}
|February 2023
|According to a press release dated 2 February 2023, the [[Reserve Bank of Australia]] has decided to replace the portrait of the late [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] on the [[Australian dollar|A$]]5 banknote with a design celebrating the First Australians instead of a portrait of [[Charles III|King Charles III]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-02 |title=New Banknote Design {{!}} Media Releases |url=https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2023/mr-23-02.html |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Reserve Bank of Australia |language=en-au}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Poland}}
|9 February 2023
|The [[National Bank of Poland]] issued 100,000 20[[Polish złoty|zł.]] banknotes to celebrate the 550th anniversary of the birth of scientist [[Nicolaus Copernicus]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-24 |title=Poland new 20-złoty commemorative note (BNP827a) confirmed introduced on 09.02.2023 – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=38865 |access-date=2024-07-20 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Egypt}}
|21 June 2023
|Almost one year after the release of the new LE10 polymer banknote, the Central Bank of Egypt issued the new [[Egyptian pound|LE]]20 polymer banknotes. Just like the paper LE10 notes, the paper versions of the LE20 note will co-circulate with the new polymer version.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-21 |title=Egypt new 20-pound polymer note (B344a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=40321 |access-date=2024-04-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Jamaica}}
|18 July 2023
|The [[Bank of Jamaica]] officially released a new banknote series that had been planned since the end of May 2022, and the new polymer series includes a [[Jamaican dollar|$]]2000 note. This introduction of the new denomination is done in order to bridge the gap between the $1000 and $5000 denominations, reduce the number of notes needed for multi-thousand-dollar transactions, and eventually reduce costs for the central bank, due to a lower reliance on the $1000 note.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-30 |title=Jamaica new polymer note family (B251a – B256a) reported for introduction in 2022 – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=35798 |access-date=2024-04-21 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=Jamaica new polymer 50-dollar note (B251a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=40548 |access-date=2024-04-21 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=Jamaica new polymer 100-dollar note (B252a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=40552 |access-date=2024-04-21 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=Jamaica new polymer 500-dollar note (B253a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=40556 |access-date=2024-04-21 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=Jamaica new polymer 1,000-dollar note (B254a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=40560 |access-date=2024-04-21 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=Jamaica new polymer 2,000-dollar note (B255a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=40564 |access-date=2024-04-21 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=Jamaica new polymer 5,000-dollar note (B256a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=40568 |access-date=2024-04-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Solomon Islands}}
|27 October 2023
|According to a press release, the [[Central Bank of Solomon Islands]] announced the release of a new [[Solomon Islands dollar|SI$]]10 banknote to commemorate the [[2023 Pacific Games]] held in Honiara, which was the first time the country hosted the Pacific Games, held from 19 November to 2 December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-31 |title=Solomon Islands new 10-dollar Pacific Games commemorative note (B227a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=41700 |access-date=2024-04-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|30 November 2023
|The [[Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates]] started issuing a new polymer version of the [[United Arab Emirates dirham|Dh]]500 banknote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-02 |title=United Arab Emirates new 500-dirham polymer note (B250a) confirmed introduced on 30.11.2023 – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=41872 |access-date=2024-04-22 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Tonga}}
|4 December 2023
|The [[National Reserve Bank of Tonga]] released a new family of six banknotes (ranging from 2 to 100 [[Tongan paʻanga|paʻanga]]), with the 5- and 10- pa[[Tongan paʻanga|ʻ]]<nowiki/>anga being polymer. This new series was released on 4 December, the birthday of [[George Tupou I|King Tupou I]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-20 |title=Tonga new 10-pa'anga note (B227a) confirmed introduced 04.12.2023 – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=42284 |access-date=2024-04-22 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-20 |title=Tonga new 5-pa'anga note (B226a) confirmed introduced 04.12.2023 – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=42288 |access-date=2024-04-22 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Samoa}}
|December 2023
|The [[Central Bank of Samoa]] started issuing new polymer versions of their 5-, 10-, and 20-[[Samoan tālā|tālā]] banknotes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-05 |title=Samoa new 5-tala polymer note (B123a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=42549 |access-date=2024-04-22 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-27 |title=Samoa new 10-tala polymer note (B124a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=42884 |access-date=2024-04-22 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-27 |title=Samoa new 20-tala polymer note (B125a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=42888 |access-date=2024-04-22 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|5 June 2024
|After the passing of [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] on 8 September 2022, the [[Bank of England]] announced in November the same year that new banknotes featuring the portrait of [[Charles III|King Charles III]] would be issued in mid-2024. Those notes were issued for circulation on 5 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-06 |title=United Kingdom new 5-pound note (B207a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=44222 |access-date=2024-07-20 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-06 |title=United Kingdom new 10-pound note (B208a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=44207 |access-date=2024-07-20 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-06 |title=United Kingdom new 20-pound note (B209a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=44211 |access-date=2024-07-20 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-10 |title=United Kingdom new 50-pound note (B210a) confirmed – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=44256 |access-date=2024-07-20 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Mozambique}}
|16 June 2024
|The [[Bank of Mozambique]] announced that new 20-, 50-, and 100-[[Mozambican metical|metical]] banknotes would be issued in order to replace those which have been in circulation since 2011.
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|[[Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States]]
|June 2024
|According to an announcement by the [[Eastern Caribbean Central Bank]] in February 2024, a new [[Eastern Caribbean dollar|EC$]]50 banknote would be released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Grenada's independence from the United Kingdom in June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-06 |title=East Caribbean States new 50-dollar commemorative note (B246a) reported for introduction in June 2024 – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=43027 |access-date=2024-04-22 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Thailand}}
|23 July 2024
|The [[Bank of Thailand]] issued 10,000,000 commemorative [[Thai baht|฿]]100 banknotes to celebrate the 72nd birthday of [[Vajiralongkorn|King Rama X]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-21 |title=Thailand new 100-baht commemorative note (B201a) reportedly introduced on 23.07.2024 – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=44357 |access-date=2024-07-20 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Bermuda}}
|Fall 2024
|Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the [[Bermuda Monetary Authority]] announced that new banknotes featuring the effigy of King Charles III would enter circulation. However, for the redesigned series, only 2- and 5-[[Bermudian dollar|dollar]] notes would enter circulation in Fall 2024. The new notes would retain the familiar design of the circulating banknotes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-05 |title=Bermuda new polymer 2-dollar note (B237) reported for introduction Fall 2024 – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=45352 |access-date=2024-11-07 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-05 |title=Bermuda new polymer 5-dollar note (B238) reported for introduction Fall 2024 – BanknoteNews |url=https://banknotenews.com/?p=45356 |access-date=2024-11-07 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Philippines}}
|| 19 December 2024
|| The [[Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas]] revealed the designs for the 50, 100 and 500 piso polymer [[Banknotes of the Philippine peso]] during a presentation to President [[Bongbong Marcos]], who led the unveiling [[ceremony]] in Malacañang.<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=PBBM leads unveiling of PH’s first polymer banknote series|url=https://pco.gov.ph/news_releases/pbbm-leads-unveiling-of-phs-first-polymer-banknote-series/ |accessdate=December 20, 2024 |work= [[Presidential Communications Group]]|date=December 19, 2024}}</ref> 
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| {{flag|Falkland Islands}}
| {{dts|14 August 2025}}
| The [[government of the Falkland Islands]] is expected to release a new series of banknotes made from polymer, featuring [[Charles III]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radio.co.fk/news-posts/falklands-debuts-new-banknotes-design/|title=Falklands debuts new banknotes design|date=9 January 2025|publisher=[[Falklands Radio]]|access-date=13 January 2025}}</ref>
|}

==See also==

* [[Banknotes of the Australian dollar]]
* [[Banknotes of the Canadian dollar]]
* [[Banknotes of the New Zealand dollar]]
* [[CSIRO]]
* [[Hybrid paper-polymer banknote|Hybrid Paper Polymer Banknote]]
* [[Polymer]]s

==Notes==
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Polymer banknotes}}
* [http://www.polymernotes.org/ PolymerNotes.org] by Stane Štraus
* [http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/guides/plbn/plbn.htm Currency Note Research and Development Project] from the [[University of Melbourne]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080728132751/http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/articleid_3801.html Professor David Solomon – Inventor of Plastic Bank Note Wins 2006 Victoria Prize] from the University of Melbourne
* [http://csiropedia.csiro.au/Polymer-banknotes Polymer banknotes] from [[Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation]]
* [https://www.noteprinting.com/ Note Printing Australia]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130403023619/http://www.innoviasecurity.com/ innoviasecurity.com]
* [http://www.polymernotes.de/ PolymerNotes.de] (in German) by Thomas Krause
* [http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2385152&language=en/ New Kuwaiti Dinar notes released] by Kuwait News Agency.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150925234013/http://www.cmspaymentsintelligence.com/eu/blog/article/payments-intelligence-polymer/ Costs of introducing polymer notes in the UK] by CMS Payments Intelligence.

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