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LOOSE CHANGE: MARCH 3, 2019Here are some additional items I came across in the media this week that may be of interest. -Editor
Video: The UK's First Vertical Bank Note
This video published February 27, 2019 by The Telegraph shows people's reactions to the new vertical banknote from the Ulster Bank. -Editor
The UK's first vertically printed banknote became legal currency today, and it's described as the "biggest shake-up to consumer cash wallets in over 40 years". Northern Ireland's Ulster Bank is one of seven in the UK that can issue sterling as legal currency. It switched production of its £5 and £10 notes to polymer, making them more secure and durable, but it also printed them with a vertical design. Armed with the new notes I took to the streets of London to find out what shoppers and small business owners thought of the strange looking cash. To read the complete article, see:
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