The Bank of England announced gifts for visitors in the form of Christmas tree balls with pieces of banknotes

The only chance to see shredded banknotes

The Bank of England will begin handing out Christmas tree decorations filled with shredded banknotes. Each visitor can receive one such gift on December 21.

The Bank of England and the museum associated with its history will hold a Christmas promotion. As part of it, each visitor will be given a Christmas tree toy. Its uniqueness will be that inside the transparent glass ball there will be crushed banknotes that have gone out of use.

“The clear trinket filled with old banknotes will be quite rare and will be the talk of the town for years to come, so if you want to get your hands on one you need to visit the Bank of England Museum from 5pm on Thursday 21 December,” the statement reads. Bank of England.

On this day, according to the organizers of the event, the museum will be open late. Anyone can fill a transparent Christmas ball with obsolete banknotes, shredded into small strips.

The paper money was returned to the Bank of England after its expiration date for destruction. Because banknotes are made of polymer, they are usually shredded and then turned into pellets before being turned into new plastic products such as plant pots and storage boxes.

So this is considered the only chance to see the shredded banknotes before they are recycled.

The museum is located inside the Bank of England and the entrance to the museum is on Bartholomew Lane. Not surprisingly, the nearest metro station is Bank. In the building itself you can get acquainted with the history of banking, coins, banknotes, the bank itself, and also try to pick up a real gold bar.

Let’s remember that the Christmas 2023 gift market has previously seen a boom in cute toy versions of favorite foods and drinks, including croissants, cake slices and takeaway coffee. Tactile toys, accessories and Christmas tree decorations have become an unexpected hit among children and adults.