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Message:: [QUOTE="Aidan Work, post: 28546, member: 1824"]Here's an interesting section that no-one else has come up with.It is about plastic banknotes & which countries have issued them.The first country to issue a plastic banknote was the Isle of Man,which put a Tyvek 1 Pound note into circulation in 1983.It was withdrawn after a short period.Australia have had plastic notes since 1988.New Zealand has been issuing them since 1999.Yes,the New Zealand ones are dated,as the first 2 numbers in the serial number is the date code.For example,a $5 note with '99' at the start of the serial number is an issue from 1999.The Chatham Islands' first notes are of Tyvek.These are dated 1999,but were not released into circulation until the 1st of January 2000.The Chatham Islands' notes are the only ones to have been designated as 'negotiable tender',& are also the only dual-denominated plastic notes.I know that Romania,Vietnam,Brunei,& Malaysia have also had plastic banknotes.Can anyone else think of other countries,especially those of the British Commonwealth,that have had plastic banknotes?[/QUOTE]