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Cotton-linen substrate

The traditional banknote paper substrate made from cotton fibre (and sometimes linen), containing no lignin, non-fluorescent under UV, textured under magnification; used for RBI MGNS, US Federal Reserve Notes, and pre-2016 Bank of England notes.

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BOPP (biaxially oriented polypropylene)Intaglio printingKINEGRAMLatent imageMicroprinting / microtextMulti-tone watermarkOptically variable ink (OVI)See-through registerWindowed security thread

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