{"id":3532,"date":"2019-10-10T14:30:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T13:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.benmgiles.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=3532"},"modified":"2020-01-13T19:00:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T19:00:22","slug":"the-new-20-note-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.benmgiles.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=3532","title":{"rendered":"The new \u00a320 note unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bankofengland.co.uk\/news\/2019\/october\/the-new-20-note-unveiled\">https:\/\/www.bankofengland.co.uk\/news\/2019\/october\/the-new-20-note-unveiled<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\"><strong>Today, Governor Mark Carney unveiled the design of the new \u00a320 note featuring the artist JMW Turner. It will be issued for the first time on 20 February 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ClUFVu4ZRcI?rel=0&amp;controls=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;autoplay=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Published on 10 October 2019<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Governor Mark Carney unveiled the design of the new \u00a320 note featuring the artist JMW Turner. It will be issued for the first time on 20 February 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The polymer \u00a320 note contains sophisticated security features making it the most secure Bank of England banknote yet. For the first time, the note incorporates two windows and a two-colour foil, making it very difficult to counterfeit.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Polymer notes last longer than paper notes and they stay in better condition during day-to-day use. This note, like the polymer \u00a310, will contain a tactile feature to help vision impaired people identify the denomination.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The polymer \u00a320 note will join the Churchill \u00a35 and the Austen \u00a310. A new \u00a350 note, featuring Alan Turing, will follow in 2021. The public will begin to see the new \u00a320 from 20 February next year as the notes leave cash centres around the country and enter general circulation. The public can continue to spend paper \u00a320 notes as usual and these will be gradually withdrawn as they are banked by retailers and the public. Notice will be given six months ahead of legal tender status of the paper \u00a320 being withdrawn.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the new note, the Governor said: \u201cOur banknotes celebrate the UK\u2019s heritage, salute its culture, and testify to the achievements of its most notable individuals.&nbsp; And so it is with the new \u00a320 banknote, featuring JMW Turner, launched today at Turner Contemporary in Margate.&nbsp; Turner\u2019s contribution to art extends well beyond his favourite stretch of shoreline.&nbsp; Turner\u2019s painting was transformative, his influence spanned lifetimes, and his legacy endures today. The new \u00a320 note celebrates Turner, his art and his legacy in all their radiant, colourful, evocative glory.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new \u00a320 note will be the first to feature the signature of Sarah John, the Bank\u2019s Chief Cashier. She said: \u201cThe new \u00a320 is an important part of our commitment to providing banknotes that people can use with confidence.&nbsp; Our polymer notes are much harder to counterfeit and, with the \u00a320 being our most common note, this marks a big step forward in our fight against counterfeiting.&nbsp; I hope the public will look forward to spending their new Turner \u00a320s from February next year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benmgiles.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/polymer-20-key-visual.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3533\" width=\"864\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.benmgiles.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/polymer-20-key-visual.png 1152w, http:\/\/www.benmgiles.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/polymer-20-key-visual-420x273.png 420w, http:\/\/www.benmgiles.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/polymer-20-key-visual-744x484.png 744w, http:\/\/www.benmgiles.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/polymer-20-key-visual-768x500.png 768w, http:\/\/www.benmgiles.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/polymer-20-key-visual-370x241.png 370w, http:\/\/www.benmgiles.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/polymer-20-key-visual-1040x677.png 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Features on the new \u00a320 note include:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A large see-through window with a blue and gold foil on the front depicting Margate lighthouse and Turner Contemporary. The foil is silver on the back. The shape of the large window is based on the shape of the fountains in Trafalgar Square.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A smaller see-through window in the bottom corner of the note, inspired by Tintern Abbey. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JMW Turner\u2019s self-portrait, painted c. 1799 and currently on display in Tate Britain.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Turner\u2019s most eminent paintings The Fighting Temeraire; a tribute to the ship HMS Temeraire which played a distinguished role in Nelson\u2019s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The painting is currently on display in the National Gallery and was voted the nation\u2019s favourite painting in a 2005 poll run by BBC Radio 4.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A metallic hologram which changes between the word \u2018Twenty\u2019 and \u2018Pounds\u2019 when the note is tilted.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Queen\u2019s portrait in the see-through window with \u2018\u00a320 Bank of England\u2019 printed twice around the edge.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A silver foil patch with a 3D image of the coronation crown.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A purple foil patch containing the letter \u2018T\u2019 and based on the staircase at the Tate Britain.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A quote \u201cLight is therefore colour\u201d from an 1818 lecture by Turner referring to the innovative use of light, shade, colour and tone in his pictures.<br>Turner\u2019s signature from his Will, the document with which he bequeathed many of his paintings to the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bankofengland.co.uk\/banknotes\/polymer-20-pound-note\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Find out more about the new \u00a320 note<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.bankofengland.co.uk\/news\/2019\/october\/the-new-20-note-unveiled Today, Governor Mark Carney unveiled the design of the new \u00a320 note featuring the artist JMW Turner. It will be issued for the first time on 20 February 2020. Published on 10 October 2019 Today, Governor Mark Carney unveiled the design of the new \u00a320 note featuring the artist JMW Turner. 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