Green’s Dictionary of Slang

crinkle n.

paper money.

[UK]‘Charles Raven’ Und. Nights 22: She counted out the white crinkle, two grand of it.
[UK](con. 1920s) J. Sparks Burglar to the Nobility 20: A young geezer [...] knocking back champagne cocktails and making a big display of crinkle.