The Bank of England will withdraw worn or torn banknotes then replace them with new banknotes. A £5 banknote will usually last around one year and a £50 banknote will last around five or more years.
If you have a damaged banknote then you can fill in a form and if the note can be confirmed that it is real then the Bank of England will replace the note.
Damaged or worn out notes and notes that are withdrawn from circulation are returned to the Bank of England for destruction.
When returned to the bank, they are sent to the Reserve Bank and destroyed.
Cull coins or banknotes are those which have been sufficiently damaged or worn, or any combination of either, which makes them undesirable as collectibles.
The notes are normally incinerated. Coins are melted down and the metal reused.
The collective noun for banknotes is a wad of banknotes.
There are many things that could happen to worn out currency. Worn out currency can be recycled for new money.
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Plastic banknotes are more durable and more waterproof than paper banknotes, as well as being harder to counterfeit.
Banknotes normally last for 1 to 3 years.
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