when they hear that British 19th century novelist Jane Austen will become the face of the new 10 pound note. The Bank of England made that announcement on Wednesday, defusing criticism that women ...

Jane Austen has been gone for 200 years, but she’s getting back in circulation. A new 10-pound note featuring her image was unveiled Tuesday by the Bank of England. Austen is the first female ...

Jane Austen, one of Britain's most enduring authors, is now on the country's 10-pound note. Apart from the Queen, whose portrait is on all U.K. currency, Austen is only the third woman to feature ...

(The five-pound note now features Winston Churchill.) The new currency is not without controversy. First, there's the vegan thing. The BBC explains: "The £10 note will be made of the same ...

This morning the Bank said one minute before midnight on 1 March is the date on which the old £10 note, featuring Charles Darwin, will have its legal tender status withdrawn – although it added ...

The new £10 entered circulation on September 14 to sit beside the new £5 note and the new £1 coin. It was unveiled at Winchester Cathedral back in the summer, where Jane Austen was buried and ...

On Tuesday, the Bank of England unveiled a new, 10-pound banknote that features Austen, illustrations of her writing table and brother Edward Austen Knight's home, and a quote from her famed novel ...

The 20 pound note is the third to be made of durable polymer material rather than paper, following the launch of new five pound and 10 pound notes in 2016 and 2017. "Moving the 20 pound note to ...

Shoppers are being urged by experts to check the serial numbers on their new £10 notes as they could earn them thousands of pounds ... Like last year's new £5 note, the new, slightly smaller ...

This month the new polymer £10 banknote featuring the author Jane Austen was released into circulation in the UK. Immediately, collectors and eagle-eyed members of the public were hunting for ...