The Winter Olympic banknote has been issued for some time, and I believe that many members have already got their hands on it. The plastic banknote in the Winter Olympic banknote is a plastic banknote developed by China with completely independent intellectual property rights, and it should be known that in the world, there are only two companies that can independently develop and mass-produce plastic substrates.
One is the Canadian CCL Group's Guardian substrate, which was previously developed by Australia in the 1980s, and the world's first plastic banknote used such substrates. The first plastic banknote issued by the mainland in 2000, the Dragon Banknote, was made of Guardian substrate.
The other is The Safeguard substrate developed by De Laroux, which began issuing plastic banknotes for such substrates in 2013. At present, the number of issues issued by these two companies is basically equal, and the total monopoly of more than 99% of plastic banknotes.
The significance of China's Winter Olympic plastic banknotes is groundbreaking and a milestone in the history of mainland printing. In Asia, it is also the first to issue self-developed plastic banknotes.
For plastic banknotes, do you know what are the advantages and disadvantages, and how to save plastic banknotes?
1 The advantage of plastic banknotes is easy to clean
People who often use paper money know that after the paper money is circulated, there will be a lot of dirt on the surface, bacteria will accumulate, and the quality is very poor.
But plastic banknotes are different, plastic banknotes are fiber-free, no-gap polymer polymers, the surface after coating treatment does not absorb water, does not absorb oil, does not stick to dust, even after circulation can still maintain a fairly good cleanliness.
More durable
Banknotes generally have a useful life of only 18 to 24 months. Because of its anti-fouling, waterproof, anti-counterfeiting, not easy to break and other characteristics, plastic banknotes have a service life far exceeding ordinary banknotes, up to more than 5 years.
High anti-counterfeiting technology
The matrix technology content of plastic banknotes is extremely high, and the coating applied to plastic films is also special coatings, both of which are highly confidential technologies.
In addition, the printing of plastic banknotes also integrates high-tech such as filter technology, holographic anti-counterfeiting printing, homochromatic ink printing, white/black watermarking, microfilm printing, photoremobile ink printing, etc.
Good environmental friendliness
Plastic banknotes are not made of ordinary plastic, but use a very high-tech polymer polymer, which has a better advantage over paper money in terms of green environmental protection.
After recycling, plastic banknotes can also be recycled, can be processed into small pieces of plastic sheets, and then made into recycled plastic raw materials and then processed into other plastic products such as garbage cans.
2 The disadvantages of plastic banknotes are easy to fade
The production process of plastic banknotes is complex, and it is easy to fade and erase easily after the production is completed.
Weak resistance to folding
Plastic banknotes are not as easy to fold as paper money, and if folded, they are difficult to restore, which is a problem for people who like to use folding wallets.
- Never bend a plastic bill. Plastic banknotes are made of special materials, and minor creases can be restored by flattening, but once there is a significant crease, it is difficult to remove.
- Never get near hot objects. Plastic banknotes still use plastic substrates, which shrink into a clump when they are close to high temperatures.
- Store dry. You can dry and save plastic banknotes, although plastic banknotes are not afraid of moisture, but the ink on plastic banknotes may fade after moisture.
Finally, remind everyone, do not think that it is a plastic banknote, on this banknote "tricks to die", what put into the washing machine to wash ah, with an eraser on the banknote pattern ah, must try! Plastic banknotes are essentially legal tender, and it is illegal to destroy the renminbi!
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