Hybrid paper-polymer banknote

rdf:langString Hybrid paper-polymer banknote

rdf:langString A hybrid paper-polymer banknote or Composite Substrate is a banknote made from a mixture of paper and polymer substance. Hybrid banknotes are essentially a paper banknote with a polymer patch. A polymer patch/band is applied vertically over the entire height of paper banknote, thus creating a clear window. The height of the polymer window generally measures 74 mm depending on the height of the banknote × 16 mm. Its thickness is 25 microns. Bulgaria was the first country to produce a hybrid paper polymer banknote, in a denomination of 20 Bulgarian Leva in 2005. Manufactures of hybrid banknotes include Giesecke+Devrient's Hybrid and Varifeye, De La Rue's Optiks, Louisenthal's Hybrid, 's DuraSafe and Banque de France's EverFit. The countries which use hybrid banknotes include: * Armenia * Russia * Morocco * Qatar * Switzerland * Burundi * Jamaica * Eswatini * Tonga * South Africa * Seychelles * Lesotho * Bermuda * Oman * Bulgaria * Fiji * United Kingdom (Scotland) * Kazakhstan * Iceland * Iraq * EU, * Bhutan * Madagascar * Mauritania * Tajikistan * Zimbabwe * Bahamas * Latvia * Solomon Islands * Papua New Guinea * Cambodia * Comoros * UAE * C.CFA * Suriname * Malaysia.