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People are being advised to spend their old paper five pound notes before they stop ... have a withdrawal date as such similar to the English £5 notes." ...
In 2017, the central bank unveiled its first plastic £10 note, which featured 19th century British novelist Jane Austen. The plastic, or polymer, notes are a lot more durable than previous notes.
The old pound coins and £5 notes have long since gone out of circulation, and you now have just two days to spend your remaining old tenners. The old £10 notes go out of circulation on Thursday ...
The old £10 note ... The new £10 note, which features an image of Jane Austen, and is made from a sophisticated polymer. It is the most secure bank note in British history, the Bank of ...
The old paper fivers went out of circulation on May 5 last year, and there will be new polymer twenty pound notes in 2020. Famous British artist JMW Turner will be featured on the new £20 notes ...
The Telegraph notes that Austen "will be the only woman - apart from the Queen - to be featured on an English ... of the old £5 notes, which featured Elizabeth Fry, in May." (The five-pound ...
BACK in September 2016 the new plastic five pound note was released, sparking a flurry of media attention on the great British currency ... But what about the old paper note?
The old style five pound note are no longer be legal tender. Now restaurants, retailers, transport, banks and all types of commerce have a legal right to refuse the old paper notes. But ...
Old-style paper five pound notes cease to be legal tender at the end of Friday 5 May. After this date you'll only be able to spend the new polymer fivers. But how many of us knew this? The BBC's ...
For plain old cash, the new five pound note is pretty snazzy. It's made of a flexible polymer material that resists dirt and lasts longer than paper. It also has some robust security features that ...