New Plastic £10 To Be Released On Thursday.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4877802/New-plastic-10-note-sale-eBay-15.html

[albaqwerty]

lol, we know you're bad but we like you for it Cuddlyone! xx

[Berniecuddles2]

sorry Eccles a slip of the finger...xxx

[EcclesCake]

Don't know Alba, but thought different sizes were used to sight impaired folk. Having said that there may be Braille on the new notes, but not all sight impaired can 'read' Braille.

[Berniecuddles2]

lol being good gets me nowhere!

[albaqwerty]

was just wondering about it Eccles, a few years back a BIL came home with dollar bills, all of same size and that got me wondering about sight-impaired folk in the US and how on earth do they cope.

[jno]

was it signed by Elizabeth I, ff? Might be worth quite a bit.

[EcclesCake]

No need to apologise Bernie, TCL might need to if he doesn't turn up soon with the brain bleach :-)

[anotheoldgit]

albaqwerty

/// I think I'll just google to find an answer to my Question.

Why what are you asking?

/// thought this was a Q&A site, but am obviously mistaken. ///

If you look through past threads you will find no one else needs to ask a particular question, except in technology etc.

Should one be forced to ask a question in the Jokes section for example?

[goodgoalie]

I'm always amazed at how similar the different denominations of US bank notes are - I think they're very protective of how they look, and there would be a huge uproar in the US if they tried to bring in plastic notes anything like these horrible new ones we have.

[EcclesCake]

Alba, the US dollars have always done my head in same colour same size. Not very helpful to my mind but they seem to have managed for however long!

[Mamyalynne]

Information for the blind/partially sighted here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37231241/how-new-bank-notes-will-help-the-visually-impaired-community

[THECORBYLOON]

ECCLES I apologise unreservedly, not sure if there's enough bleach available...

[jno]

the new notes are around 15% smaller than the current paper notes but will retain the traditional look of the existing notes, with a portrait of Her Majesty the Queen on the front and historic characters on the back. The new banknotes include symbols representing all four of the home nations, with imagery taken from the Royal Coat of Arms and the Royal Badge of Wales.

What size will the new banknotes be?
The polymer £5 note is 125mm x 65mm (the current paper note is 135mm x 70mm).
The polymer £10 note will be 132mm x 69mm (the current paper note is 142mm x 75mm).
The polymer £20 note will be 139mm x 73mm (the current paper note is 149mm x 80mm).
The existing format of tiered sizing will be maintained, i.e. the higher the denomination, the longer the height and the length of note.

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/polymer/Documents/QALibrary.pdf

[albaqwerty]

for funks sake AOG, do you never read other folk's posts?

'is it the same size as the original tenner or the same size as the plastic fiver?
Surely not?'

[albaqwerty]

thank you kindly to the others who answered my question. Most obliged.

[Mamyalynne]

You can also purchase note checkers - I presume they have kept up to date with the new materials.


http://shop.rnib.org.uk/signature-guide-and-note-checker.html?utm_source=note-checker&utm_medium=handling-cash&utm_campaign=shop

[EcclesCake]

TCL, I'll forgive you this time but would appreciate a warning to avert my eyes in future.

[anotheoldgit]

albaqwerty

/// for funks sake AOG, do you never read other folk's posts? ///

And what post might that be, for your information I read all posts?

By the way please don't use your disguised foul and disgusting language on me.

You know what happened to a certain posters continuous use of the word 'Rollocks'.

[albaqwerty]

the post I copied and pasted once again on your thread, so it would seem you don't read all posts at all, but that's just my opinion about the likes of you not appearing to read responses.

[EcclesCake]

AOG, your response to Alba is unnecessary from the likes of you!

Other posters found her question well enough, perhaps you should try finding Specsavers????