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Polymer banknotes were for the first time introduced for use in Austria in 1988 , and has been used in 20 countries worldwide since then . Although two thirds of the people think that the money is dirty , only one in five people wash their hands after using money and coins , according to a large study of MasterCard conducted in more than 9,000 people in 12 European countries . Women more frequently wash their hands after touching money than the men According to this study , a banknote in Europe has over 26,000 of bacteria , and the dirtier money is in the UK , Denmark , Russia and Austria , reports the Daily Mail.Even the coins are not immune to the bacteria . Recently the UK government announced the plastic banknotes which should be more resistant to dirt unlike the paper money and coins .Polymer banknotes were for the first time introduced for use in Austria in 1988 , and has been used in 20 countries worldwide since then .



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