FUTURE OF BANKNOTES Chairs made from banknotes were turned over to Doña Pilar L. Marfori Elementary School in Davao City
MANILA, Philippines — When the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) introduced polymer banknotes in 2024, officials touted them as cleaner, more durable and harder to counterfeit than their paper predecessors.
Two years later, some of the plastic currency that reached the end of their life are finding an unexpected second life.
READ: BSP unveils new polymer banknote series
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