Mervyn King, the outgoing Governor of the Bank of England, handed his successor, Mark Carney, a tricky decision on Tuesday; whether to replace Charles Darwin with Jane Austen on Britain's £10 notes.

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 only ...

The new 10-pound note is an upgrade for the monarch. RBS issued a 5-pound note in 2002 to mark her 50th year as queen. Advertisement Advertisement ...

Carney elevated the creator of Mr. Darcy to the 10-pound (about US$15) note within weeks of his taking over the helm of the U.K.’s central bank. The controversy began earlier this year when the bank ...

These notes are old versions of today's ten pound notes. They have William Shakespeare and Florence Nightingale on the back. The notes are smaller now, the Queen looks younger and Charles Dickens ...

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 ...

One of the new British 10 pound notes is posed for photographs outside the Bank of England in the City of London, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. The new polymer note, released for circulation on Thursday, ...