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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gxseries, post: 25457237, member: 4373&quot;]Japan has issued new banknotes this month. The last time Japan replaced it&#039;s banknotes was 20 years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some key notes:</p><p><br /></p><p>- New anti counterfeit feature with hologram portrait. World&#039;s first?</p><p>- Japan banknotes are not made out of cotton as it uses a combination of various plant fiber. </p><p>- The fiber combination alone makes this unique from the rest of the world. </p><p>- Raw material (paperbush shrub) sourced from Nepal (!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Many Japanese business places will have to re-calibrate their vending machines to accept the new banknotes as well as the new 500 yen coin which was issued in 2021. Understandably many aren&#039;t too happy with as this is an added cost to their business, as they are still trying to recover from the pandemic. </p><p><br /></p><p>Enjoy some of the links that I found: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/02/business/japan-yen-note-nepal-paperbush-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/02/business/japan-yen-note-nepal-paperbush-intl-hnk/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/02/business/japan-yen-note-nepal-paperbush-intl-hnk/index.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>News:</p><p>[youtube][MEDIA=youtube]L3cd7K8vGKI[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>National Printing Bureau</p><p>[youtube][MEDIA=youtube]JvJsbn2bCFQ[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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