The crumpled fivers and tenners that change hands in corner shops and pubs across Britain are set to be consigned to history after the Bank of England announced the introduction of wipe-clean plastic notes.
The first plastic tender will be the new ￡5 note, which will feature an image of wartime prime minister Winston Churchill and enter circulation in 2016. This will be followed shortly after by a ￡10 note featuring Jane Austen, the 19th-century novelist.
Mark Carney, BoE governor, said the notes would “combine the best of progress and tradition”, adding that the switch was a “natural evolution”.
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