Chapter
The polypropylene story (a clear plastic laminate)
Testing without a field trial
The Turbula or tumble test
Chapter 4: The first two meetings
Recollections from Thredbo
The background of the two organisations: CSIR/CSIRO and the Bank
The need for a suitable business model
The Bank’s 1968 business model
The CSIRO 1968 business model
The banknote and security document value chain
The CSIRO–Bank 1979 business model
The Fink report business model
He who pays the piper calls the tune
Chapter 5: What to do next?
The Forest Products project
The June 1970 meeting and further work
The Bank delays its response
The February 1972 meeting and its results
Another letter of agreement
Establishing proof of concept
The first ‘quarterly’ meeting
Producing diffraction gratings
Direct contact with the Governor
Preparing for the Governor’s meeting and the role of Don Parr
Reporting considerable progress
The Chief Executives’ meeting
Chapter 7: The Mornington think tank
Invitees (and exclusions!)
The longer-term research program
Chapter 8: The hard grind
Establishing the Currency Notes Research and Development Committee
The Currency Notes Research and Development Committee
The role of Gordon Andrews
Progress on diffraction gratings
Recruiting the Project Leader
The Committee visits Fishermens Bend
The Assessments Panel gets to work
A member of the CSIRO Executive joins the Committee
The Bank has second thoughts
Senator Webster’s visit: commercial matters
Working together at last!
Should an EBX machine be purchased?
1978 and still a research project
Chapter 9: The Tangalooma conference
Who attended the conference?
A thorough internal review
Optically variable devices
Graham Quint’s intervention
Chapter 10: The Forward Planning Group (Fink Committee)
The importance of banknote design
Testing and public release
Chapter 11: Response to the Fink report
Staff recruitment: Bank uncertain
Perceived ‘competitive’ Four-Nation technology: better than CSIRO!
The presentation to the Four-Nation Group
Outcomes of the Four-Nation meeting
Evaluation of the CNRD technology
The US to produce first plastic notes with ‘our’ technology?
Presentation to US authorities
The lull before the storm
Chapter 12: The $10 commemorative banknote
Governor Bob Johnston: a critical appointment
The appointment of Don Addison
The machine-readable feature
Optically variable devices
CSIRO sells the technology
The plastic banknote is released!
Souvenir notes for CSIRO staff
A more secure and durable currency
A thriving export industry
But paper banknote suppliers won’t give up easily
CSIRO, the Bank project and the Australian innovation system
The Plastic Banknote
：From Concept to Reality
Disclaimer: Any content in publications that violate the sovereignty, the constitution or regulations of the PRC is not accepted or approved by CNPIEC.
