Churchill on a five pound note.. (2013, office, money)

[dizzybint]

There were guesses at who would be on this new fiver in the UK. some thought a sportsman or woman. some Maggie Thatcher but no, its to be Winston Churchill.
Winston Churchill: The New Face of the Fiver - MoneyBeat - WSJ

[Mooseketeer]

Thank Goodness it wasn't Maggie. Then the economy would literally be going down the toilet with many of her non fans flushing it down the loo....

[Jezer]

Great news, and especially appropriate because arguably if it wasn't for him we'd be using Deutsche marks instead of pounds.

[Jaggy001]

Well, Churchill was a great wartime leader. However, his record in peacetime was less illustrious. In 1945, the British people were well aware of this and, perhaps, a little less misty eyed than we are today. Which probably explains why he was ejected from office in the general election of that year.

[P London]

Better than having the Queen on the money. Lets become a republic

[Mac15]

Well the Queen is already on the money. God save the Queen.

[PacoMartin]

Originally Posted by dizzybint

There were guesses at who would be on this new fiver in the UK. some thought a sportsman or woman. some Maggie Thatcher

Frankly, I am a little surprised that UK has given up on women. I am sure that Maggie never had a chance. The USA keeps trying to put a woman on the $1 coin, but they won't stop printing the $1 banknote, so people refuse to switch to the coin.


Denom- Series Character Date issued Date withdrawn
£5 E (variant) Elizabeth Fry 21.05.2002 Current note
£10 E (variant) Charles Darwin 07.11.2000 Current note
£20 F Adam Smith 13.03.2007 Current note
£50 F Matthew Boulton and James Watt 02.11.2011 Current note
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£1 D Isaac Newton 09.02.1978 11.03.1988
£5 D Duke of Wellington 11.11.1971 29.11.1991
£5 E George Stephenson 07.06.1990 21.11.2003
£10 D Florence Nightingale 20.02.1975 20.05.1994
£10 E Charles Dickens 29.04.1992 31.07.2003
£20 D William Shakespeare 09.07.1970 19.03.1993
£20 E Michael Faraday 05.06.1991 28.02.2001
£20 E (variant) Sir Edward Elgar 22.06.1999 30.06.2010
£50 D Sir Christopher Wren 20.03.1981 20.09.1996
£50 E Sir John Houblon 20.04.1994 Current note


Grant has been on the US$50 for a hundred years now, and many people want to see him go. The $50 is a very unpopular bill, and they only produce 20% as many as C-notes.

[Kenneth-Kaunda]

They should have put Arthur Scargill on the new fiver, lol

[Mooseketeer]

Originally Posted by Kenneth-Kaunda

They should have put Arthur Scargill on the new fiver, lol

I would prefer Dennis Skinner,the Magnificent Beast of Bolsover !