Bank of England £20 note
Twenty pounds sterling banknote / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bank of England £20 note is a sterling banknote. It is the second-highest denomination of banknote currently issued by the Bank of England. The current polymer notes, first issued on 5 June 2024, bears the image of King Charles III on the obverse. The other note first issued on 20 February 2020, bears the image of the late Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and the image of painter J. M. W. Turner on the reverse. It replaced the cotton paper note featuring a portrait of economist Adam Smith, first issued in 2007.[1]
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Value | £20 sterling |
Width | 139 mm |
Height | 73 mm |
Security features | See-through windows the larger one with a purple border and the King's/Queen's portrait, blue and gold foil on the front, silver foil on the back in the shape of Margate lighthouse, smaller window at the bottom right corner, raised dots, finely detailed round purple metallic image containing the letter "T", blue and pink foil patch with a 3D image of the Coronation Crown, micro lettering, textured print, UV feature, hologram |
Material used | Polymer |
Years of printing | 1725–1943; 1970–1991; 1991–2000; 1999–2007; 2007–2020; 2020–2022 2023–present (current design) |
Obverse | |
Design | King Charles III |
Design date | 5 June 2024 |
Reverse | |
Design | J. M. W. Turner |
Design date | 5 June 2024 |
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