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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Stephanie Cruz

Churchill Won't Be on UK Banknotes for Long: Hedgehogs and Puffins Could Replace Historic Icons

A conceptual £5 note featuring the Atlantic puffin, one of 18 native species shortlisted in the Bank of England's consultation to improve currency security. (Credit: FB/Birdfact)

Winston Churchill, Jane Austen, and Alan Turing are about to lose their places in British wallets.

The Bank of England on Tuesday opened a public consultation asking voters to choose which native wildlife should appear on the next series of £5, £10, £20, and £50 notes, ending more than half a century in which the country's currency has carried a famous historical figure on its reverse side.

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