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Normal banknotes, being made of cotton, are also machine-washable.

• FreeFull 11y ago
  I once found a banknote floating in the river, it wasn't damaged in any way.
  • hiharryhere 11y ago
    When I go swimming I put a $20 note in my board shorts wrapped around my id with an elastic band. I don't really take anything else with my so leaving my wallet buried in the sand on its own isn't a great idea. Cotton money gets all soggy and you can't really use it without drying it out. Plastic money is great for this... wipe it off and buy an ice cream.
    • ourmandave 11y ago
      The local pool snack bar will take wet bills (but the girl behind the counter makes a face all the same).
    • FreeFull 11y ago
      Yeah, I dried the money out before I used it to buy anything.
• pluma 11y ago
  Fascinating. I wasn't aware of this, so I had to look it up. Apparently even the Deutsche Mark (which preceded the Euro in Germany) was made from "cotton paper" (i.e. 100% cotton fibres). American banknotes are apparently made from 75% cotton and 25% linen. I'm not sure how the different banknotes internationally and across history stack up in terms of durability but the newer Euro notes (the 5, 10 and 20 notes introduced in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively) are supposedly more durable than the older ones.