Sentence examples for of polymer notes from inspiring English sources

The Bank says it is "engaging" with retailers on the introduction of polymer notes.

"The quality of polymer notes is higher, they are more secure from counterfeiting, and they can be produced at a lower cost to the taxpayer and the environment".

Addressing the criticisms of polymer notes, Mr Carney added: "They last longer, they're cleaner and greener, good value for taxpayers and better for the environment".

The prospect of polymer notes has raised some concerns for the visually impaired, however, as the popular practice of folding or creasing notes in different ways to identify different denominations will no longer be possible.

The quality of polymer notes is higher, they are more secure from counterfeiting, and they can be produced at lower cost to the taxpayer and the environment".

Bank officials said that nearly 13,000 people responded: 87% approved of polymer notes, 6% disapproved and 7% were neutral.

The decision on polymer notes will mark the beginning of the end for 320 years of paper notes from the Bank.

The UK is following in the footsteps of Bank of England governor Mark Carney's native Canada by opting for polymer notes.

The move to polymer notes will land shops and banks with a bill of up to £236m, it has been estimated, because ATMs, vending machines and self-service machines will need to be recalibrated to take the new plastic notes, which are 15% smaller than the current notes.

Scotland will have to wait a little longer for polymer notes to go into full circulation.

The switch from paper to polymer notes, which can survive a spin in the washing machine, could bring savings of 100 million pounds over a decade.