Twenties

Have gone plastic as well now!



I do think they should have kept Adam Smith though. Thought he was a very appropriate image for a bank note.

I like the J M W Turner portrait on the note though, I like the plastic notes too.

I love them & they look far nicer in a Birthday card instead of dirty tatty notes

‘The Fighting Temeraire’ is also a superb Turner painting to feature on the note!

The Temeraire was a 98-gun, three-decked ship of the line that had been launched in 1798, during the French Revolutionary War. Her name is a French word that means bold or fearless.

On 21 October 1805, under the command of Captain Eliab Harvey, she had a chance to live up to her name. The occasion was the Battle of Trafalgar. When Admiral Nelson's flagship HMS Victory came under heavy fire from the French, the Temeraire came to her defence.

After a series of daring manoeuvres, she not only saved Nelson's vessel, but also captured two French ships. Nelson died, but the British won the battle. The part played by the Temeraire was commended as 'most noble and distinguished'.

Taught those damned Frenchies and Spaniards a thing or two...what!