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This is a list of people on the banknotes of different countries. The customary design of banknotes in most countries is a portrait of a notable citizen (living and/or deceased) on the front (or obverse ) or on the back (or reverse ) of the banknotes, unless the subject is featured on both sides.
Banknotes of the earlier Famous Scots Series portray notable Scottish historical people along with items and locations associated with them. [ 121 ] The Clydesdale Bank also occasionally issues special edition banknotes, such as a £10 note celebrating the bank's sponsorship of the Scotland team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
The Bank of England £10 note, also known informally as a tenner, is a sterling banknote.It is the second-lowest denomination of banknote issued by the Bank of England.The current polymer notes, first issued on 5 June 2024, bears the images of King Charles III and the late Queen Elizabeth II first issued on 14 September 2017 on the obverse, and the image of author Jane Austen on the reverse.
Although the Bank of England started to produce banknotes in the 17th century, Charles’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was the first British monarch to be given the honour in 1960 on a 1-pound note.
This is a list of people on the banknotes that are no longer in circulation. The customary design of banknotes in most countries is a portrait of a notable citizen (living and/or deceased) on the front (or obverse ) or on the back (or reverse ) of the banknotes, unless the subject is featured on both sides.
Twenty pounds (United Kingdom) Value: £20 sterling Width: 139 mm: Height: 73 mm: Security features: See-through windows the larger one with a purple border and the King's/Queen's portrait, blue and gold foil on the front, silver foil on the back in the shape of Margate lighthouse, smaller window at the bottom right corner, raised dots, finely detailed round purple metallic image containing ...
Banknotes of the earlier Famous Scots Series portray notable Scottish historical people along with items and locations associated with them. [23] The Clydesdale Bank also occasionally issues special-edition banknotes, such as a £10 note celebrating the bank's sponsorship of the Scotland team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Charles Darwin: (1809–1882) . 2009: Two pound coin marking 200 years since his birth. [11]Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997) . 1981: Twenty-five pence piece marking her wedding to Prince Charles.