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In a news release in January and in subsequent advertisements in the national press, the Bank announced that it was withdrawing from circulation the older style £20 note, featuring Michael Faraday.
Published on
16 March 2001
The Bank confirms that, if the public have Faraday notes they have not yet been able to pay in or exchange, these notes can be taken to any of the major high street banks, building societies and post offices, where they will be accepted or exchanged for customers and for individuals who have no bank account.
Press release