WHAT IS THE MATERIAL USED IN INDIAN CURRENCY?


In India currency notes are made up of pulp-containing cotton and balsam with special dyes to make the currency notes that should be resilient, durable, with quality to resist from wear and tear and not to be faked easily.



The materials used in the making of Indian currency notes have been starch paper blended with the textile fibers. While making currencies, these papers are instilled with gelatin to give strength to the currencies.



Chinese were the first to make currency notes and in ancient times Chinese currencies were made up of paper with mulberry bark and currently Japan has been using this fiber to make Japanese Yen currencies. Making of Indian currency notes is processed at Hoshangabad Security Paper Mill in Madhya Pradesh.



Banknotes also consist of a watermark and thread compromising of fluorescent, magnetic, metallic and micro print elements.



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