Josiah Wedgwood

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been introduced to The new design of the UK's most common, and most of the forged banknotes, The Bank of England .

safety features on the next £20 Note , with the artist JMW Turner, two see-through window on The Note and a metallic hologram.

In The First half of this year, 88% of detected banknote counterfeits were £20 Notes .

The new design, which The Bank describes as her first, in the circulation passes on the 20. February of next year.

Why is the £20 Note is important?

The Most commonly circulating Bank Notes in the UK, the £20 Note , with two billion in The System .

The double The Number of € 10 Notes in circulation, and far greater than The Number of 5 - pound Notes (396 million euros) and £50 Notes (344 million euros).

the popularity of The Note is part of the reason for it are also The Most fake.

The Bank 228,000 counterfeit banknotes in The First half of the year, of which 201,000 £20 Notes .

It is easily The Most The Bank of England counterfeited banknote in each of the last 10 years.

The new £20 Note , The First with the signature of Sarah, John, chief cashier, said: "The new £20 is an important part of our commitment to the provision of Bank Notes that people can use With Confidence .

"Our Polymer Notes are much to fake and harder to and with the £20 one of our most common Note , this marks a major Step Forward in our fight against product and brand piracy. "

What is the appearance of the new banknote? The back is about Turner and his famous Painting

The bill is about the Turner-self-portrait, 1799, currently on display in the Tate Britain , London, And One of his most important paintings - The Fighting Temeraire - which can be seen in the National Gallery .

In 2005, The Painting - a tribute to the HMS Temeraire, which was elected in Nelson's victory at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805, Britain's greatest Painting in a poll organized by the Bbc .

Actor Timothy Spall played JMW Turner in the 2014 film Mr. Turner

The quote on the "banknote" - "light is therefore Colour " - comes from an 1818 lecture by Turner in the Royal Academy , where he for The First time at the age of 15 years. His signature is from his will in which he bequeathed his work to The Nation .

Other features of The safety are:

-features are said to be a crucial part of the new stars

The Bank of England Governor Mark Carney : "As the new Turner £20 testified to, the money a work of art in everyone's pocket. "

Note : the replacement of the Current £20 Note , The Economist Adam Smith . Of The Five characters on banknotes until the end of 2021, other than The Queen only Jane Austen - who has been on the £10 Note as of 2017 - is a woman.

What is The Note ?

Note The new £20 Note , the third Bank of England banknotes are made of Polymer , according to the new 5-pound Note , and new £10. The next version of the £50 Note was launched at the end of 2021, and Polymer .

The theory is that the Plastic Notes are more robust, like the survivors of a spin in the washing machine and are more resistant against product and brand piracy.

banks in Scotland, Northern Ireland and The Isle of Man Plastic Bank Notes have been issued in The Past .

As Turner was chosen as The Face of The Note ?

The Bank received 29,701 nominations from The Public after it announced that it wanted to celebrate, an artist on the slip of paper. Some were considered for the honor - about a fifth of them are women.

The List was used as one of a Bank's committees, the independent experts. There is a shortlist of Five - Turner, filmmaker Charlie Chaplin , the sculptor Barbara Hepworth , The Painter William Hogarth and designer Josiah Wedgwood , The Bank Governor, Mr Carney, made The Final choice of the English romanticist Joseph Mallord William Turner , or JMW Turner (1775-1851) was.

He is known as the "painter of light" and described by the artist Tracey Emin as a "wild thinkers". The unveiling took place at the Turner Contemporary in Margate, Kent. It was in the city, the London-born Turner, The Son of a Barber and wig-maker, and lived More Than 100 of his works were inspired by The East Kent coast.

Who are on the other Bank-Notes ?

Sir Winston Churchill is on The Bank of England , the Polymer £5 Note .

Jane, to appear on the Plastic £10 Note .

the Computer pioneer and codebreaker Alan Turing to give to the new design of The Bank of England £50 Note , the blood circulation until the end of 2021.

A variety of different people appeared on the banknotes issued in Scotland and Northern Ireland . Ulster Bank Vertical £5 and £10 Notes in circulation in Northern Ireland , registered in February .

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Source of news: bbc.com