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09-13-2016, 06:41 PM
Currency of the future hits UK streets, and it will survive a dunking
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LONDON — It's 2016: if we can have waterproof smartphones (http://mashable.com/2016/07/21/iphone-wet-lightning-port/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), we should have money that can withstand the occasional unintended spin through the washing machine.*
**w, we do.*
SEE ALSO: First ever five dollar **te for the Blind community to be issued in Australia (http://mashable.com/2016/08/31/five-dollar-**te-blind/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The Bank of England has finally embraced the future and released its first plastic **te, joining Scotland, which issued 2 million polymer fivers last year, and Australia, which has been issuing liquid resistant bank**tes for decades (http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37338862/new-polymer-5-**te-is-out-today---heres-where-youre-likely-to-see-it-first).*
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The new bank**te features the face of iconic statesman Winston Churchill.
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**w, we do.*
SEE ALSO: First ever five dollar **te for the Blind community to be issued in Australia (http://mashable.com/2016/08/31/five-dollar-**te-blind/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The Bank of England has finally embraced the future and released its first plastic **te, joining Scotland, which issued 2 million polymer fivers last year, and Australia, which has been issuing liquid resistant bank**tes for decades (http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37338862/new-polymer-5-**te-is-out-today---heres-where-youre-likely-to-see-it-first).*
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The new bank**te features the face of iconic statesman Winston Churchill.
Image: bank of England*
The newly released fiver is made from a thin, flexible plastic material that is resistant to dirt and moisture, making it much more durable than traditional paper **tes. Additionally, the security features enabled by the polymer **te's new composition will make it much more difficult to counterfeit. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/13/new-five-pound-**te/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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