The world's first polymer banknote

摘要

Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has developed the world's first polymer banknote, creating the most secure currency. For hundreds of years, banknotes have been made from rag-based paper. Today, banknote issuers are faced with the challenge of increasingly sophisticated counterfeiting techniques and there are serious doubts that paper remains a viable material for secure banknotes. With this in mind CSIRO and Note Printing Australia Limited, a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Australia, set out to improve the security and durability of Australia's currency.