OREANDA-NEWS. First paper money appeared in medieval China and was dated 2500 b.c., it was made of dark red bark and looked like paper notes. Since paper money creation a lot of years have passed, they was significantly changed and transformed.

In the course of time, banknotes, being in circulation, became old, paper looses flexibility and strength, text and image fade. These processes are influenced by moisture, sunlight, contaminated air and other external factors. Durability of banknotes' life depends not only on their storage conditions and paper shelf life, but on ingredients of complex substances which effect paper: typographic paints, inks, glue. All this influences term of service and money mark. In accordance with specialists' estimates, nowadays small notes, being in circulation, "live" from 5 to 8 months, and big one - to 5 years.

Each of us at least once was the owner of dilapidated notes - torn, shabby, faded, written by inscriptions or just accidentally washed, now it is not a problem - PRAVEX-BANK offers "Change of dilapidated notes of foreign currency" on the most competitive tariffs.

"PRAVEX-BANK is a dealer and has right independently remove abroad injured currency in big volumes, that is why there are no and there can not be problems or refusals while changing dilapidated notes", - commented Roman VALESYUK, Senior Vice-Chairman of the Board of PRAVEX-BANK.