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Edinburgh Science Festival: Pounds and Pence – The Science in Your Pocket: Banknotes

Using microscopes, infrared and ultra-violet lights to explore the security features on banknotes and pit polymer against paper to test for strength and water-resistance.

Edinburgh Science Festival:  Pounds and Pence – The Science in Your Pocket: Banknotes

About Edinburgh Science Festival: Pounds and Pence – The Science in Your Pocket: Banknotes

Using rarely seen specimens from the Bank of Scotland, examine the complexity of banknote design using microscopes, infrared and ultra-violet lights to explore the security features on banknotes and pit polymer against paper to test for strength and water-resistance.

An adapted version of this event can be enjoyed as a relaxed workshop at 11am on Mon 3 Apr.

Presented by Museum on the Mound

Age 8+

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