Video: Plastic banknotes make debut in Leeds

The Bank of England has put together a proposal to swap paper banknotes with ‘plastic’ ones.
By Peter McNerney
Published 11th Nov 2013, 17:21 BST
The Polymer banknotes have a clear window and are harder to tear.The Polymer banknotes have a clear window and are harder to tear.
The Polymer banknotes have a clear window and are harder to tear.

Today it brought its consultation roadshow to Leeds’s White Rose Centre.

If the Bank goes ahead with its plans, the new-look polymer notes could be in circulation by as early as 2016.

Click the screen to watch our video report.

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