LONDON -- 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.

Jane Austen, one of Britain's most enduring authors, is now on the country's 10-pound note. Apart from the Queen, whose portrait is on all U.K. currency, Austen is only the third woman to feature ...

Jane Austen has been gone for 200 years, but she’s getting back in circulation. A new 10-pound note featuring her image was unveiled Tuesday by the Bank of England. Austen is the first female ...

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney smiles beside the concept design for the new 10 pound note, featuring British 19th century novelist Jane Austen. REUTERS LONDON — Jane Austen will become the ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that when a feminist campaign threatens to take the Bank of England to court, the Bank puts Jane Austen on the ten pound note. Austen fans rejoice!

(The five-pound note now features Winston Churchill.) The new currency is not without controversy. First, there's the vegan thing. The BBC explains: "The £10 note will be made of the same ...

The new ten pound note has been making itself at home in British pockets for over two months now, ever since they entered circulation on Thursday, September 14. The new plastic note – made of a ...

The pioneering nurse Florence Nightingale appeared on the 10 pound note from the mid-1970s, but the notes went out of issue in the early 1990s. Carney said it was never the Bank’s intention that ...

Princess Diana, Robbie Williams and David Beckham are all being considered to appear on the new British 10 pound note. The Bank of England has released a list of more than 150 great Britons that ...

The new polymer 10 pound note is just days away from being officially launched by the Bank of England. The new cash will be formally unveiled on July 18, the 200th anniversary of Jane Austin's ...

When the note is tilted the word ‘Ten’ changes to ‘Pounds’ and a multi-coloured rainbow effect can be seen. On the front of the note, above the see-through window, is a silver foil patch ...

worth of 10-pound notes with four images of the queen from the 1940s to the 21st century. Notes with special serial numbers have been donated to several charities including the Prince's Scottish ...