Editing Polymer banknote (section)

{{Short description|Banknotes made from synthetic polymer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
[[File:Australian banknotes in wallet.jpg|thumb|Banknotes of the [[Australian dollar]] in a wallet. In 1988, Australia was the first country to introduce polymer banknotes for circulation.]]
'''Polymer banknotes''' are [[banknote]]s made from a synthetic [[polymer]] such as [[Polypropylene#Biaxially oriented polypropylene .28BOPP.29|biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP)]]. Such notes incorporate many security features not available in paper banknotes, including the use of [[metameric ink]]s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bmsmigration.com/australia-inventor-of-safe-plastic-money/|title=Australia, inventor of safe plastic money|date=16 May 2019|publisher=Best Migration Services|access-date=2020-03-18|archive-date=26 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126093927/https://www.bmsmigration.com/australia-inventor-of-safe-plastic-money/|url-status=live}}</ref> Polymer banknotes last significantly longer than paper notes, causing a decrease in environmental impact and a reduced cost of production and replacement.<ref>{{cite web|title=About polymer|url=https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/notes-and-coins/notes/banknotes-in-circulation/about-polymer|publisher=Reserve Bank of New Zealand|access-date=2020-03-18|archive-date=25 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925080632/https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/notes-and-coins/notes/banknotes-in-circulation/about-polymer|url-status=live}}</ref> Modern polymer banknotes were developed by the [[Reserve Bank of Australia|Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)]], [[Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation|Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)]] and [[The University of Melbourne]]. They were first issued as currency in Australia during 1988 (coinciding with Australia's bicentennial year); by 1996, the [[Australian dollar]] was switched completely to polymer banknotes. [[Romania]] was the first country in Europe to issue a plastic note in 1999 and became the third country after Australia and [[New Zealand]] to fully convert to polymer by 2003.

Other currencies that have been switched completely to polymer banknotes include: the [[Vietnamese đồng]] (2006) although this is only applied to banknotes with denominations above 5,000 đồng, the [[Brunei dollar]] (2006), [[Nigerian naira|the Nigerian Naira]] (2007), the [[Papua New Guinean kina]] (2008), the [[Canadian dollar]] (2013), the [[Maldivian rufiyaa]] (2017), the [[Mauritanian ouguiya]] (2017), the [[Nicaraguan córdoba]] (2017), the [[Vanuatu vatu]] (2017), the [[Eastern Caribbean dollar]] (2019), the [[pound sterling|Pound Sterling]] (2021) and the [[Barbadian dollar]] (2022). Several countries and regions have introduced polymer banknotes into commemorative or general circulation, including: [[Nigerian naira|Nigeria]], [[Cape Verdean escudo|Cape Verde]], [[Chilean peso|Chile]], [[Gambian dalasi|The Gambia]], [[Trinidad and Tobago dollar|Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Vietnamese đồng|Vietnam]], [[Mexican peso|Mexico]], [[New Taiwan Dollar|Taiwan]], [[Singapore dollar|Singapore]], [[Malaysian ringgit|Malaysia]], [[Botswana pula|Botswana]], [[São Tomé and Príncipe dobra|São Tomé and Príncipe]], [[Macedonian denar|North Macedonia]], [[Russian ruble|Russia]], [[Solomon Islands dollar|Solomon Islands]], [[Samoan tālā|Samoa]], [[Moroccan dirham|Morocco]], [[Albanian lek|Albania]], [[Sri Lankan rupee|Sri Lanka]], [[Hong Kong dollar|Hong Kong]], [[Israeli new shekel|Israel]], [[Renminbi|China]], [[Kuwaiti dinar|Kuwait]], [[Mozambican metical|Mozambique]], [[Saudi riyal|Saudi Arabia]], [[Isle of Man pound|Isle of Man]], [[Guatemalan quetzal|Guatemala]], [[Haitian gourde|Haiti]], [[Jamaica dollar|Jamaica]], [[Libyan dinar|Libya]], [[Mauritian rupee|Mauritius]], [[Costa Rican colón|Costa Rica]], [[Honduran lempira|Honduras]], [[Angolan kwanza|Angola]], [[Namibian dollar|Namibia]], [[Lebanese pound|Lebanon]], [[Philippine peso|the Philippines]], [[Egyptian pound|Egypt]], [[United Arab Emirates dirham|the United Arab Emirates]], [[Samoan tālā|Samoa]], [[Thai baht|Thailand]] and [[Bermudian dollar|Bermuda]].