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[CTV British Columbia]

Plastic money made its debut in Canada on Monday, when the central bank brought its new $100 bills into circulation. …

The bills have a transparent window on them, as well as some transparent text.

The bank governor said the bank notes “contain the unique combination of transparency, holography and other sophisticated security elements.”

The new $100 bills feature two portraits of prime minister Robert Borden, as well as an image of a researcher at a microscope and a depiction of DNA.

A similarly constructed $50 bill will follow in four months’ time. Further plastic money will be in circulation by the end of 2013. …

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