Something I learnt on my vision loss course is that the UK now has dots on the polymer bank notes to distinguish them.
The Bank of England has worked closely with RNIB to ensure that these notes are accessible to blind and partially sighted people. To make life a little easier.
I can still see them at the moment. Not so much coins though. Unless I have alot of patience to look at them.
Hence why I usually just hand a note over or pay by card instead.
The polymer bank notes started being introduced in 2016 in the UK.
The £10 note has two clusters of raised dots in the top left hand corner. Although they are often called and to referred to as braille notes, there is no braille on it, but raised dots. They don’t mean anything. They are just meant to make the note easily identifiable.
Close up picture of £10 note with 2 sets of raised bump dots.
The £20 note has three clusters of raised dots in the top left hand corner.
The £50 (released in June 2021) note has four clusters of raised dots in the top left hand corner.
The £5 note is distinguishable by the absence of the tactile feature.
So go get your cash out and have a feel!
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