Hybrid paper-polymer banknote
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, Landqart AG'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.
Gallery
Tajikistan 500 Somoni in G+D's Hybrid
Russia 100 Ruble commemorating 2014 Winter Olympics.
Hybrid Banknote of Seychelles Rupee 500 in De La Rue's Optiks.
Papua new Guinea 100 Kina in De La Rue's Optiks.
Cambodia 15000 Riel in Landqart AG's DuraSafe.
100 Mauritania Ouguiya in G+D's Hybrid.
Hybrid Banknote of 50 francs of the 9th Series of Switzerland Franc in Landqart AG's DuraSafe.
Hybrid 500 Armenia Dram Released To Commemorate Noah's Ark.