A New Era – Polymer Currency Notes: 1988 Onwards
Exports of Polymer Notes
The advanced technology used in Australian currency notes, with its advantages for anti-counterfeiting, durability and recycling, has attracted considerable interest from other countries.
By the end of 2008, twenty five (25) countries from all major regions of the world were using polymer notes in their national currencies.
To date every polymer note in circulation throughout the world has been printed on Australian-made polymer substrate.
| Year of first note | Country | |
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| 1990 | Singapore |
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| 1991 | Papua New Guinea |
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| 1991 | Western Samoa |
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| 1993 | Kuwait |
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| 1994 | Indonesia |
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| 1996 | Brunei Darussalam |
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| 1996 | Thailand |
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| 1998 | Malaysia |
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| 1998 | Sri Lanka |
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| 1999 | New Zealand |
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| 1999 | Northern Ireland |
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| 1999 | Romania |
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| 1999 | Taiwan |
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| 2000 | Bangladesh |
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| 2000 | Brazil |
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| 2001 | China |
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| 2001 | Solomon Islands |
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| 2001 | Vietnam |
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| 2002 | Mexico |
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| 2002 | Nepal |
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| 2003 | Zambia |
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| 2004 | Chile |
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| 2007 | Guatemala |
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| 2007 | Hong Kong |
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| 2007 | Nigeria |
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