Bank of England Unveils First Plastic Note Featuring Churchill
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The back of the new plastic £5 note.
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The Bank of England unveiled the full design of its first plastic banknote Thursday, featuring U.K. wartime leader Winston Churchill.
“Polymer marks a major innovation. It is cleaner, safer, and stronger,” Governor Mark Carney said at Blenheim Palace, Churchill’s birthplace in Oxfordshire, England. “Polymer notes can survive a splash of claret, a flick of cigar ash, the nip of a bulldog, and even a spin in the washing machine afterwards to boot.”