7 News Adelaide Flashback: Australian Polymer Banknotes

Polymer banknotes are banknotes made from a synthetic polymer such as biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP)

Modern polymer banknotes were first developed by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation or CSIRO and first issued as currency in Australia during 1988, to coincide with Australia's bicentennial year.