LONDON (Reuters) – Once hovering on the brink of being classified as an endangered species, the humble five pound note is back with ... hold the notes and now 1.5 percent of the money consumers ...

The new 5-pound ($6.60) bill introduced Sept. 13 is made of a strong polymer and can handle a trip through the washing machine without shredding, unlike the paper cash it's replacing. It's got the ...

And that, many say, is a scandal. Three months ago, the Bank of England announced that Winston Churchill had been chosen as the new face of the 5-pound note, in recognition of “a truly great ...

BACK in September 2016 the new plastic five pound note was released ... But what about the old paper note? Ad of May 5 2017, the traditional paper banknote is no longer counted as a legal ...

A grandmother hopes to cash in on the new five pound note craze to pay for a dream Christmas for her family. Gail Meikle has put one of the plastic fivers up for sale online after spotting what ...

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