The Bank of England is carrying out further tests on its new £5 note after it was discovered that the serial numbers could be rubbed off.
Banks were asked to stop issuing the notes following about six complaints from members of the public.
Tests already conducted by the Bank of England show that on some notes it is possible to remove both of the serial numbers if the note is rubbed hard.
A spokesman for the Bank said the notes had been rigorously tested before being first issued last Tuesday.
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Insurance broker Steve Hedges, 24, of Formby, Liverpool, told the Daily Mirror the number wiped off in his hands.
"At first the number smudged, then it vanished," he said. "There was no ink left on my hands."
