Help us design our next series of banknotes

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Link: Help us design our next series of banknotes | Bank of England

 

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We want to hear from you

As we begin to design the next series of banknotes, we invite you to share your views on potential themes.

 

Our banknotes have celebrated notable historical figures since 1970, when William Shakespeare became the first person other than the monarch to feature on a banknote. 

 

However, there are many ways to represent the UK. 

 

We have identified six potential themes for our next series of banknotes: 

• notable historical figures
• nature
• architecture and landmarks
• arts, culture and sport
• noteworthy milestones
• innovation

What theme(s) would you like us to use? You can also suggest others for us to consider. 

 

The chosen theme, or themes, will feature across all of the next denominations we issue (£5, £10, £20, £50). We will still include the portrait of the monarch.  

 

Tell us your views using our form [Opens in a new window] or write to us at the address below before 11.59 pm on 31 July 2025:

 

Banknote Imagery Consultation
Notes Directorate
Bank of England
Threadneedle Street
London
EC2R 8AH

 

[Andrew_C]

So long as they leave the silly "constellation" thingy off so we can make proper use of our colour scanners/printers I'll be happy.

[Rob_D]

It would be really cool to see the Sycamore Gap on one of the new notes.

 

8 minutes ago, Andrew_C said:

So long as they leave the silly "constellation" thingy off so we can make proper use of our colour scanners/printers I'll be happy.

I'm confused. Are you trying to photocopy money?

[Andrew_C]

Who me? No yer honour...

[machy]

hm ... i was wrong, i thought we'd go cashless before we had another note Design 

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[DalekSec]

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Link: Your banknote redesign ideas - from British Bulldogs to mobile phones - BBC News

 

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While cash might not be as popular as it once was, the opportunity to fashion the next series of banknotes has got brains whirring and tails wagging.

 

Within a day of reporting on the Bank of England's public invitation to influence a major redesign of banknotes, there were more than 2,000 responses to Your Voice, Your BBC on the issue...