In recent years we’ve seen a change with coinage as King Charles’s portrait has been phased in, but now Bank of England banknotes are set to undergo a major redesign. Instead of featuring historical figures on the reverse side, the next series of notes will feature British wildlife. The Bank has explained that these new images would be difficult to counterfeit and the new notes will also celebrate the country’s nature.
It will also be up to us – the public – to help choose which species appear on the banknotes as although a panel of experts will draw up a shortlist, we get a say. Wildlife already appears on notes issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland, including red squirrels and otters, and it’ll probably be several years before the new notes enter circulation.
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