The plastic banknote : from concept to reality / David Solomon and Tom Spurling.

'Have you got any ideas on how to make a better banknote?'In the late 1960s, the detection of counterfeit banknotes and the rise of new photographic and copying technologies prompted the Reserve Bank of Australia to explore options for increasing the security of currency. A top-secret research project, undertaken by CSIRO and the Bank, resulted in the development of the world's first successful polymer banknotes. This technology is now used in over 30 countries. This book describes the story of the Currency Notes Research and Development project from its inception in 1968 through to the release of the $10 Australian bicentennial plastic banknote in 1988. It exemplifies a market-driven project which resulted in advances in science, technology and approaches to commercialisation, and a fundamental change in banknote security.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- From rum to plastic banknotes -- Producing Australian banknotes -- The first two meetings -- What to do next? -- 1972 to 1974 -- The Mornington think tank -- The hard grind -- The Tangalooma conference -- The Forward Planning Group (Fink Committee) -- Response to the Fink report -- The $10 commemorative banknote -- The legacy.

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