Economics

Bank of England Unveils New £20 Note With Turner’s Image

Polymer banknote will be put in circulation in February 2020
Will feature J.M.W. Turner’s painting The Fighting Temeraire

Mark Carney unveils the new 20 pound banknote on Oct. 10. — Mark Carney unveils the new 20 pound banknote on Oct. 10.Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

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By Lucy Meakin and Yuko Takeo

October 10, 2019 at 9:20 AM UTC

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The Bank of England unveiled the new design of its 20-pound ($24) banknote honoring painter J.M.W. Turner.