the £20 note was last changed in 2016.
the £20 note was last changed in 2016.
when was the £20 note last changed?
2016
the current £20 note was introduced in 2007. it features a portrait of scottish economist adam smith on the back as well as an illustration of workers in a pin factory. the note features a number of security features in addition to the metallic thread: these include raised print, a watermark, microlettering, a holographic strip, a see-through register, and a colourful pattern which only appears under ultraviolet light. in september 2015 the bank of england announced that the next £20 note will be printed on polymer, rather than cotton paper. this was followed by an announcement in april 2016 that adam smith will be replaced by artist j. m. w. turner on the next £20 note, which will enter circulation in 2020. images on the reverse of the turner note will include a c.1799 self-portrait of turner, a version of turner's "the fighting temeraire", the quote "light is therefore colour" from an 1818 lecture by turner, and a copy of turner's signature as made on his will.
bank of england £20 note
the famous scots issue of the £20 note featuring the scottish king robert the bruce was introduced in 1971. on the reverse of this note are several images representing a statue of robert the bruce, the monymusk reliquary, stirling castle, and a william wallace monument. the note was updated in 2005 with the bank's new logo on the front, an image of the bank’s new exchange building. a commemorative issue of the £20 note was produced in 1999 to celebrate glasgow's designation as that year's uk city of architecture and design. this note has a portrait of the architrave alexander thomson on the front and an image of charles rennie mackintosh's lighthouse on the back alongside a representation of the dome of holmwood house. another commemorative note was issued in 2006 to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the coronation of robert the bruce. this note has robert the bruce's coat of arms on the front and a vignette celebrating the anniversary on the back. the current world heritage series £20 note was introduced in 2009. this note also features a portrait of robert the bruce on the front, and an image of the model industrial settlement of new lanark on the back.
clydesdale bank £20 note