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JANE AUSTEN TO APPEAR ON BANK OF ENGLAND £10 NOTE
After much public consternation, the Bank of England has released a new design for a banknote featuring author Jane Austen. Nick Graver forwarded an article on the subject. Thanks. That one didn't have an image of the note, but here's one that does, from the Daily Mail. Dick Hanscom also forwarded an article from the BBC News. Thanks!
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Jane Austen is to become the face of the new £10 note after a public outcry that every banknote featured a man. New Bank of England governor Mark Carney today unveiled the new design as a tribute to ‘one of the greatest writers in English literature’ which will appear from 2017. The move comes after the Bank faced criticism that a plan for Winston Churchill to feature on the new fiver meant there would not be a woman on any English note. After a public clamour to ensure a female face continued to appear on banknotes, former Bank of England governor Lord King hinted that Miss Austen was ‘waiting in the wings’ the next time a slot became available. His successor Mr Carney said the inclusion of the Pride and Prejudice author would complete a line-up of ‘diverse’ individuals honoured on notes. Austen will be only the third woman to appear on banknotes, following prison reformer Elizabeth Fry who is being replaced by Winston Churchill on £5 notes and pioneering nurse Florence Nightingale, who was previously on £10 notes. The Austen £10 note will be issued within a year of the Churchill £5 note, which is expected to be available from 2016, the Bank of England said. It will include the quote from Pride and Prejudice: ‘I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!’ To read the complete article, see: Revealed: First look at how Jane Austen will appear on the new tenner after outcry over men dominating every bank note (www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2376432/How-Jane-Austen-appear-new-10-bank-note-outcry-men-dominating.html)
To read a related BBC news article, see:
Jane Austen to be face of the Bank of England £10 note
(www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23424289)
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