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The Bank of England has released the new plastic £50 note featuring Alan Turing into circulation. But what happens to old £50 paper notes, can you still use them and when will they expire?
The novelty of the new plastic five pound notes may have worn off now, but pay attention if you have old paper ones knocking around. People have just ONE WEEK left to spend or bank the 155 million ...
Finally, the new £10 note which was issued in September 2017 now has Jane Austen on it. Scottish philosopher and economist Adam Smith features on the paper £20, and Matthew Boulton and James Wyatt ...
People are being advised to spend their old paper five pound notes before they stop being legal tender after today. Around 150 million of the Bank of England (BoE) notes are still in circulation ...
durable polymer version with enhanced security features The old-style £5 paper notes were withdrawn from circulation in May 2017 and were replaced by a durable and highly secure polymer version ...
Old paper £10 notes will go out of circulation by the end of today, after which they will cease to be legal tender in shops. From Friday 2 March shops will no longer be required to accept the ...
The old style five pound note are no longer be legal tender. Now restaurants, retailers, transport, banks and all types of commerce have a legal right to refuse the old paper notes. But, there is ...
The paper £10 notes is officially no longer legal tender. But can you still exchange them, will banks - or anyone else - accept them and what should you do with any you find? Here are the ...
Old-style paper five pound notes cease to be legal tender at the end of Friday 5 May. After this date you'll only be able to spend the new polymer fivers. But how many of us knew this? The BBC's ...
So, the old five pound notes are nearly extinct - but did ... Some banks and building societies may still accept paper £5 notes after May 5, but this is at their own discretion.