Hybrid paper-polymer banknote
Type of banknote
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A hybrid paper-polymer banknote or composite substrate is a banknote made from a mixture of paper and polymer substance.
Hybrid banknotes are essentially a paper banknote with a polymer patch. A polymer patch/band is applied vertically over the entire height of paper banknote, thus creating a clear window. The height of the polymer window generally measures 74 mm (depending on the height of the banknote) × 16 mm. Its thickness is 25 micrometres. Bulgaria was the first country to produce a hybrid paper polymer banknote, in a denomination of 20 Bulgarian leva in 2005.[1]
Manufacturers of hybrid banknotes include Giesecke+Devrient's Hybrid[2] and Varifeye,[3] De La Rue's Optiks,[4] Louisenthal's Hybrid,[5] Landqart AG's DuraSafe[6] and Banque de France's EverFit.[7]
The countries and monetary unions which use hybrid banknotes include:
- Armenia[8]
- Bahamas[9]
- Bermuda[10]
- Bhutan[11]
- Bulgaria[1]
- Burundi[12]
- Cambodia[13]
- C.CFA[14]
- Comoros[15]
- EU[16]
- Fiji[1]
- Iceland[17]
- Iraq[18]
- Jamaica[19]
- Kazakhstan[1]
- Latvia[1]
- Lesotho[20]
- Madagascar[21]
- Malaysia[22]
- Mauritania[23]
- Morocco[24]
- Oman[25]
- Papua New Guinea[26]
- Qatar[27]
- Zimbabwe[28]
- Russia[29]
- Seychelles[30]
- Solomon Islands[31]
- South Africa[32]
- Suriname[33]
- Eswatini[34]
- Switzerland[35]
- Tajikistan[36]
- Tonga[37]
- UAE[38]
- United Kingdom (Scotland)[39]
Gallery
Switzerland's 9th Series 50 franc banknote in Landqart AG's DuraSafe
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