Talk:Polymer banknote

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It is stated at a certain point in the article that the RBA developed polymer banknotes as a response to forgery. This is false; security was very much a secondary concern. The actual motivation was increased durability; there should be, or was, or something, a page on this, on the RBA website. I'll hunt it up at some point.

The Northern Irish polymer £5 note issued by the Northern Bank, although released only as a commemorative for the year 2000, was in general circulation. Indeed, I got one in my change in the summer. --Garethhamilton 17:08, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I have added a footnote on this to the article which also mentions that this is the only note which will not be recalled by the bank after the raid on its HQ. (See Northern Bank for details of the robbery.) If you think this would be better suited to the main body of the text, please move it there! --Garethhamilton 13:23, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)

" The transparent window where the OCD is located in a key security feature of the polymer banknote, it is easily identifiable allowing anyone to be able to authenticate a banknote. " What does that mean? Is "OCD" meant to be "OVD". Should "located in" be "located is"? -- SGBailey 17:28, 2005 Jan 17 (UTC)

Let's hope Petaholmes, the original author, isn't pursuing a career in spelling.

This article states that holograms can't be incorporated in to paper notes surely that is not true? --Pcxbjh 21:40, 2005 Jan 17 (UTC)

I don't believe holograms can be printed directly onto the paper. However, it is true that a number of paper notes incorporate holograms. I believe this is generally through the use of a substrate that the hologram is "printed" on and then somehow afixed or incorporated into the paper. --Webgeer 23:53, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
IIRC, the Swiss Francs that I saw in 2001 had holograms on them. Curiously enough, Australian notes don't have holograms; perhaps the RBA feels that microprinting, watermarking and the window is enough. The window is also embossed, at least on 10s and 20s. Alphax (t) (c) (e) 06:29, Jan 18, 2005 (UTC)

Trading as Securency the RBA with Innovia Films, a subsidiary of the UCB group, market BOPP as Guardian for countries with their own banknote printing facilities. Surely that should be without ? Wizzy 07:30, Jan 18, 2005 (UTC)

They offer a full service including printing the notes, but they also sell the polymer to counties that can print their own --nixie 02:08, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] upsides/downsides

Australian polymer notes have a texture to them and so are not as "slippery" as one might suppose. As with any currency, you just get used to their properties - that they don't fold etc. When I pull a $20 out of my wallet, I don't think "wow! A plastic note!"

Another upside is that they are not absorbent like paper and are less likely to act as disease vecors. They also are waterproof, survive the washing machine better, and don't continuously shed paper fibres.

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