when they hear that British 19th century novelist Jane Austen will become the face of the new 10 pound note. The Bank of England made that announcement on Wednesday, defusing criticism that women ...

Which means that you will need a towering stack of the new Jane Austen 10-pound notes—released today in Britain and just in time for London Fashion Week!—to achieve that laudable goal.

LONDON (AP) – Two hundred years to the day after Jane Austen died, a new 10-pound note featuring an image of one of England’s most revered authors has been unveiled – right where she was buried.

The Bank of England’s new 10-pound ... notes. The bills—which have no fewer than eight visible security features to deter counterfeiters—depict the early 19th-century author Jane Austen ...

The new £10 note featuring novelist Jane Austen has entered circulation ... A hologram which contains the word "Ten" and changes to "Pounds" when the note is tilted A hologram of the coronation ...

LONDON — A new plastic 10-pound note featuring Jane Austen, one of Britain’s most renowned authors, has gone into circulation. Apart from the Queen, whose portrait is on all U.K. currency, Austen is ...

It is similar to the £5 note in that it is made from polymer plastic and is waterproof. The new note lasts 2.5 times longer than the old paper note. It also has a see-through window of Her ...

The Bank of England has decided to put the face of English novelist Jane Austen on its 10-pound note starting from 2017, Stephanie Flanders reports. Feminists have cheered the Bank of England's ...

Pride And Prejudice author Jane Austen will appear on £10 notes from 2017, the Bank of England has announced. Jane Austen will be the face of the new £10 note, the Bank of England announced.

It will be formally unveiled this afternoon at Winchester Cathedral, where Austen is buried. The new £10 note featuring a version of the 1869 portrait of Jane Austen by James Andrews, based on c.

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