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Real-life people from the past have featured on our banknotes since 1970. The first woman appeared in 1975. Scroll down to learn about the women chosen as main characters on notes. Discover more about the women who featured in the background and find out how the designs themselves were inspired and created.
This online exhibition explores the role women have played in the design and production of Bank of England banknotes. Each gallery below tells a different part of the story.
The first portrait of a woman appeared on a Bank of England note in 1975. Before this women had only appeared on banknotes as symbolic or allegorical figures. These idealised women represented the nation, embodied military victories and symbolised literary and musical inspiration.
29 kwi 2024 · Many illustrious people have appeared on banknotes, so here’s a look at some of the famous faces who may have passed through your pocket.
In the 1800s, women were employed in banknote paper mills. As this picture shows, they operated the machinery used to make banknote paper at the Bank of England’s paper mill in Hampshire.
Scroll through this gallery to learn about the history of HM Queen Elizabeth II's portrait on Bank of England notes. See all the images of her that have been used on banknotes. And find out why her portrait is an important security feature.
2 lis 2011 · The current crop. Some of the characters whose portraits can be found on Bank of England banknotes are household names but others, even though we see their pictures so regularly are not....
