These old paper notes were replaced with polymer plastic notes which were stronger and harder to counterfeit. On the front of the notes, you can feel raised print. For example, on the words ‘Bank of England’ and in the bottom right corner.

Former NatWest fraud boss leaves after moonlighting for law firm... which specialised in suing banks on behalf of scam victims Peter Bernholz (2003). Monetary Regimes and Inflation: History, Economic and Political Relationships. Edward Elgar Publishing. p.53. ISBN 978-1-84376-155-6.

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The Bank of England's counter in Threadneedle Street, London is open Monday to Friday from 9am-4pm. You can hand in your old banknotes here, and you'll either be paid with new notes or via bank transfer. It usually takes 10 working days for the money to reach your account. If you still have any hanging around, these are the ways you can turn them into money you can actually spend.

Wells, H. G. (1921). The outline of history, being a plain history of life and mankind. New York: The Macmillan Company. There are many different organizations and societies around the world for the hobby, including the International Bank Note Society (IBNS), which currently assert to have around 2,000 members in 90 countries. [86] Novelty [ edit ]

Trichur, Rita (28 September 2007). "Bankers wipe out dirty money". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007 . Retrieved 28 September 2007. We are currently experiencing delays of up to 90 working days processing postal banknote exchanges. A red foil patch containing the letters ‘AT’ is based on the image of a sunflower head linked to Turing’s morphogenetic work in later life.