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Most paper banknotes (including US$) are printed on cotton paper.Australian notes are a polypropylene polymer.
The collective noun for banknotes is a wad of banknotes.
See the link below.
These are the Bank of England banknote production statistics for the past three financial years. 2006/07 469 million banknotes 2007/08 1,012 million banknotes 2008/09 1,298 million banknotes The 2009/10 statistics will not be available for some time yet. The majority of notes printed in each year was the £20 note.
Plastic banknotes are more durable and more waterproof than paper banknotes, as well as being harder to counterfeit.
Clydesdale Bank banknotes are printed by De La Rue PLC which is headquartered in Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK. Amongst its many functions, De La Rue makes the paper for the banknotes of over 30 very diverse countries around the world, and prints the banknotes for many of those countries.
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New Zealand changed over to polymer banknotes in 1999 and 2000. Polymer technology allows many features not previously possible with paper banknotes. See the link below to Reserve Bank of New Zealand site for more detail.
Banknotes normally last for 1 to 3 years.
It varies by country, but some central banks print billions of banknotes each year to ensure there is enough currency in circulation to meet demand. For example, the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing typically prints around 7-9 billion banknotes annually.
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The UK consists of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The Bank of England is the sole issuing authority for banknotes in England and Wales. Scottish banknotes may be issued by the Bank of Scotland, the Royal Bank of Scotland and the Clydesdale Bank. Four Northern Ireland banks practice their right to issue banknotes, being the Bank of Ireland, the First Trust Bank, the Northern Bank and the Ulster Bank. The banknotes of all Northern Ireland and Scottish banks are backed by the Bank of England.