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Traditional banknotes are printed on cotton paper, which can be torn, creased and destroyed by washing.

Polymer banknotes are made from a type of polypropylene plastic which is very durable.

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Some disadvantages of polymer banknotes include potential environmental concerns related to production and disposal, a higher initial cost of production compared to paper banknotes, and potential issues with counterfeiting due to advanced printing technology required for polymer notes. Additionally, some people may find it difficult to fold or handle polymer banknotes compared to paper banknotes.

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There are no major disadvantages of polymer notes over paper notes. About the only annoying feature of them is that they tend to stick together when wet or moist and are quite difficult to seperate.

Advantages of polymer notes are that they extremely difficult to counterfeit, they are cheap to produce, they are longer lasting than paper notes and they are recyclable.

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Just like the paper ones

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