Plastic banknotes ready for 2016, says Bank of England

Smaller, wipe-clean plastic banknotes could be introduced by the Bank of England from 2016, matching currency across the world. The new polymer notes stay cleaner, are more secure and should even survive a spell in the washing machine, the Bank says. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24029785#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa