<P> The note was introduced on 13 September 2016, with an initial print run of 440 million notes (worth £ 2.2 billion), over the period of co-circulation . It was announced that there would be a co-circulatory period with the old series E notes, and then on 5 May 2017, the series E would cease to be legal tender . However, as with all Bank of England notes, they can be exchanged at face value at any time in the future . </P> <P> In November 2016 there was controversy when the Bank of England confirmed that the new notes contain traces of tallow in the new notes . According to an online petition on this issue, this is unacceptable to vegans, vegetarians, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Jews and other groups in the UK, and one Cambridge cafe boycotted the new note . The note's manufacturer, Innovia Security, was looking into changing the recipe for the polymer used, so as to contain no animal products, which are added to polymer pellets at an early stage of production . However, on 10 August 2017 the Bank of England announced that all future notes, including future £ 5 note prints would continue the use of traces of tallow . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Note </Th> <Th> First issued </Th> <Th> Last issued </Th> <Th> Ceased to be legal tender </Th> <Th> Colour </Th> <Th> Size </Th> <Th> Design </Th> <Th> Additional information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> White (1793) </Td> <Td> 1793 </Td> <Td> 1944 </Td> <Td> 1 March 1946 </Td> <Td> Monochrome (printed on one side only) </Td> <Td> 200 × 113 mm (may vary) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> White (1945) </Td> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Td> 13 March 1961 </Td> <Td> Monochrome (printed on one side only) </Td> <Td> 211 × 133 mm </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Incorporated metal thread for first time: permanent feature until the series G polymer note </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Series B </Td> <Td> 21 February 1957 </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> 27 June 1967 </Td> <Td> Blue </Td> <Td> 158 × 90 mm </Td> <Td> Front: Helmeted Britannia Back: Lion </Td> <Td> Saint George and the Dragon, with Britannia on the front </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Series C </Td> <Td> 21 February 1963 </Td> <Td> 1971 </Td> <Td> 31 August 1973 </Td> <Td> Blue </Td> <Td> 140 × 85 mm </Td> <Td> Front: Queen Elizabeth II Back: Seated Britannia </Td> <Td> First £ 5 note to carry portrait of monarch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Series D </Td> <Td> 11 November 1971 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 29 November 1991 </Td> <Td> Predominantly blue </Td> <Td> 145 × 78 mm </Td> <Td> Front: Queen Elizabeth II Back: Duke of Wellington </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Series E </Td> <Td> 7 June 1990 </Td> <Td> July 2002 </Td> <Td> 21 November 2003 </Td> <Td> Multicoloured (predominantly turquoise - blue) </Td> <Td> 135 × 70 mm </Td> <Td> Front: Queen Elizabeth II Back: George Stephenson </Td> <Td> Notes issued from March 1993 featured the denomination symbol "£ 5" in bolder colours </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Series E (variant) </Td> <Td> 21 May 2002 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> 5 May 2017 </Td> <Td> Multicoloured (predominantly green) </Td> <Td> 135 × 70 mm </Td> <Td> Front: Queen Elizabeth II Back: Elizabeth Fry </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Series G (polymer) </Td> <Td> 13 September 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Multicoloured (greeny - blue) </Td> <Td> 125 × 65 mm </Td> <Td> Front: Queen Elizabeth II Back: Winston Churchill </Td> <Td> First Bank of England note in polymer </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Note </Th> <Th> First issued </Th> <Th> Last issued </Th> <Th> Ceased to be legal tender </Th> <Th> Colour </Th> <Th> Size </Th> <Th> Design </Th> <Th> Additional information </Th> </Tr>

When did the polymer £5 come out