Bank of England £5 note the lack of serial numbers is not a problem. "If members of the public are concerned, then they should take the notes back to the bank where they will be exchanged." In April 2013 Sir Mervyn King announced on behalf of the bank that Elizabeth Fry would be replaced by Winston Churchill on the next £5 note which would enter circulation in 2016. It was also announced that the images featured on the reverse would include a 1941 portrait of Churchill by Yusuf Karsh, a view of the Houses of Parliament, a quote by Churchill ("I have nothing to offer
Honours of Winston Churchill He was also appointed Grand Seigneur of the Hudson's Bay Company in December 1955. In 1945, he was mentioned by Halvdan Koht among seven candidates that were qualified for the Nobel Peace Prize. However, he did not explicitly nominate any of them. Actually he nominated Cordell Hull. Churchill held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Kent in 1949. In 1953, he was awarded two major honours: he was invested as a Knight of the Garter (becoming Sir Winston Churchill, KG) and he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature ""for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well