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Outcome of review into process and principles for selecting banknote characters
On 24 July, the Bank announced that it would review the process and criteria for selecting characters to appear on its banknotes.
Published on
18 December 2013
The aim was to establish a set of principles to guide the choice of historical characters that would ensure the Bank’s choices commanded broad respect and legitimacy and to establish a process for choosing historical characters that would, and would be seen to, ensure the delivery of those principles.
Press release