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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wcoins, post: 1971480, member: 32035&quot;]With metal prices going up, Canadian penny no longer made, US cent cost more than face to make, are plastic coins the future?</p><p><br /></p><p><i><font size="4">&quot;Transnistria is located on the Dniester River, between Moldova and Ukraine. Formerly part of the Soviet Union, it is not recognized by any United Nations member state, but it has a government, national anthem, flag, postal system ... and currency.</font></i></p><p><i><font size="4"><br /></font></i></p><p><i><font size="4">And that&#039;s where the plastic comes in.</font></i></p><p><i><font size="4"><br /></font></i></p><p><i><font size="4">According to <a href="http://novostipmr.com/ru" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://novostipmr.com/ru" rel="nofollow">News of Pridnestrovia</a>, the country&#039;s official information agency, the Republican Bank of Pridnestrovie introduced composite coins with face values of 1, 3, 5 and 10 Transnistrian rubles on Aug. 22. The coins were minted in Russia, and the designs have some unique features: various geometric patterns; special tactual properties; luminescence when exposed to infrared and ultraviolet rays; and elements with selective infrared absorption, according to the report: &quot;<a href="http://novostipmr.com/en/news/14-08-16/new-monetary-units-circulation" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://novostipmr.com/en/news/14-08-16/new-monetary-units-circulation" rel="nofollow">New monetary units in circulation</a>.&quot;&quot;</font></i></p><p><i><font size="4"><br /></font></i></p><p><i><font size="4">Source: <a href="http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20140820/BLOG01/140829996/small-country-introducing-plastic-coins#" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20140820/BLOG01/140829996/small-country-introducing-plastic-coins#" rel="nofollow">http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20140820/BLOG01/140829996/small-country-introducing-plastic-coins#</a></font></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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