King Charles has been presented with new bank notes adorned with his portrait after welcoming Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey to Buckingham Palace.
King Charles has been presented with new bank notes adorned with his portrait after welcoming Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.
He inspected the four £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes - the first low-numbered note of each denomination with 01 000001 serial numbers.The new banknotes will be rolled out from June 5.Designers then worked it into an engraving that was then turned into an image on the notes.The reverse side characters remain unchanged from previous editions – with Sir Winston Churchill on the £5, Jane Austen on the £10, JMW Turner on the £20 and Alan Turing on the £50.
After being presented with the new notes, King Charles noted their "elegance" before posing for a number of photos with the bank notes.
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