the current £20 note came out in 2007.
the current £20 note came out in 2007.
when did the current £20 note come out?
2007
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 northern bank partnership was founded in belfast in 1809, becoming the northern bank in 1924. the northern bank was acquired by danske bank group in 2005, and took on the branding of its parent company in 2012. in common with other banks in ireland in the nineteenth century, the northern bank printed its own banknotes. early banknotes were similar to those issued by other banks, although unlike most other banks, northern bank banknotes were always printed on both sides. these early notes were only payable at the branch which issued them, and so required the name of the branch to be printed on them. in the 1860s a new series of notes was produced which featured the names of multiple branches of the bank. northern irish banknotes are fully backed such that holders have the same level of protection as those holding genuine bank of england notes. the £20 note is currently the second smallest denomination of banknote issued by danske bank. the current £20 note featuring an image of engineer and inventor harry ferguson was first introduced in 2013, and is unchanged in design compared to the previous issue, except that the note bears the name danske bank, rather than northern bank.
danske bank £20 note