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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There are so many conflicting resources, and I would just like to learn about them a little more... I have yet to have one in my collection, and honestly it fascinates me... Any good resource sites would be appreciated... Thanks...
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Rest in Peace
United States
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From wiki: Quote:
In 1982 and 1983, the American Bank Note Company printed banknotes for Costa Rica (20 colones dated 1983 and trial notes of 100 colones) and Haiti (1, 2, 50, 100, 250 and 500 Gourdes, on DuPont's Tyvek polymers. These had fairly limited release, but did circulate in each country.
Additional trial and specimen banknotes were developed for Honduras, Ecuador and El Salvador. Unfortunately, in tropical climates, ink did not bind well to the polymer and the notes began smearing quite badly.
In 1983, the British printers Bradbury Wilkinson produced a promotional version of polymer banknotes which were marketed as Bradvek. The Isle of Man issued a 1 pound Bradvek banknote which circulated from 1983 to 1988.
Another British printer, Harrison and Sons Limited also produced a promotional banknote, but did not have any buyers.
In 1988, Australia issued a commemorative 10-dollar banknote, the first of many issues. |
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 Australia
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The modern craze with polymer banknotes began in Australia in 1992; all the earlier banknote issues could be considered either experimental or commemorative. By 1996, all paper denominations in Australia were replaced with polymer. The plastic substrate for the notes for most of the countries which have issued polymer notes has been manufactured here. This dealer in Slovenia only sells polymer notes. Securency is the Australian company which makes the polymer banknote substrate, which then gets shipped to the printers and printed on, just like a paper note. The company is a joint venture between the Reserve Bank of Australia and British plastic-film maker Innovia. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Valued Member
Australia
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http://www.polymernotes.com/This is another useful site for polymer notes Also as an aside Securency has been in the news in recent times because of bribery and corruption allegations against some of its employees
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I can confirm the existence of a 20 colones of Costa Rica, dated 28th June, 1983.
It is illustrated in my reference:
' A complete Educational Reference
Chronology of Money
Polymer Banknote Series'
ed. May, 2008 by K.N. Boon, join publication by
International Educational & Cultural Exchange Foundation and Trigonometric Sd. Bhd.
in English and Chinese.
312 pages, 100's of colour illustrations.
The book entirely agrees with the Wiki reference.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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For a feel of the Tyvek notes since uncirculated ones are getting quite rate and expensive, you can go to USPS and get some tyvek Priority Mail envelopes. They have the feel and thickness, though not as glossy, as the banknotes more than house wrapping Tyvek would.
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Australia
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Edited by nicwinner
04/10/2012 11:22 pm
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Posted 04/09/2012 9:13 pm
