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Re: Only a fifth of Britons oppose putting animals on the bank notes instead of Churchill
Hedgehogs annoy me. Why can't they just share the hedge? (View Post)7 -
Re: Only a fifth of Britons oppose putting animals on the bank notes instead of Churchill
It took a moment to realise you meant Beatrix not Harry. (View Post)2 -
Re: Only a fifth of Britons oppose putting animals on the bank notes instead of Churchill
Fun fact for you: They were demonetised after the Allies found the Nazis had produced around £300 million of near-perfect fake notes, especially £5 notes, which they used to fund the theft and extort… (View Post)2 -
Re: Only a fifth of Britons oppose putting animals on the bank notes instead of Churchill
First issued 1745, demonetised 1945. Sample here (you need to scroll right to the bottom past the other old denominations). https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/withdrawn-banknotes (View Post)2 -
Re: Only a fifth of Britons oppose putting animals on the bank notes instead of Churchill
Other suggestions: £50 notes should have a stag and a hind on them, so anything you buy with them is two deer. We should bring back £1000 banknotes and have rhinos on them, both to honour the slang t… (View Post)4
