Plastic bank notes have hit the streets of England and Wales for the first time. Made from a thin, flexible polymer material, the note was officially made available to the public today. It will ...

England will transition to plastic notes beginning in 2016. Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Reserve has shunned the more secure substrate. It's a good thing England is on the metric system -- the Pound ...

The plastic fiver enters circulation today with the Bank of England promising the new note will be a stronger and more secure upgrade on its paper predecessor. What distinguishes the new Lady Godiva ...

Nearly 50 million plastic bank notes have had to be replaced since they were launched due to damage and wear, according to PA news agency. About 20 million of the Bank of England’s new polymer £5 ...

Crumpled, grubby bank notes could soon be on their way out in the UK, according to the Bank of England. By 2016, the UK will be switching its £5 and £10 bills to polymer bank notes as they’re more ...

More than 320 years of history came to an end this week as the Bank of England's new polymer £5 note entered circulation, replacing its paper predecessor. But did you know that it's not the first ...

Paul Kelly worked alongside forensic instrument manufacturers Foster & Freeman and West Technology Systems in a collaborative venture for this study. The UK has just introduced plastic banknotes, ...

LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - British banknotes will get a tough new makeover from 2016 when plastic replaces the traditional paper, enabling them to survive accidental spins in the washing machine, the ...