As of November 2019, how many women (apart from the Queen) have featured on UK banknotes?
Three women have been the main featured character on Bank of England banknotes.
The first was the legendary nurse, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), nicknamed the "Lady with the Lamp" who featured on the £10 note that was legal tender between 1975 and 1992.
A woman was not featured again until 2002 when prison reformer Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845) appeared on the £5 note that remained in circulation until 2016.
Currently, the £10 note features a portrait of the great author Jane Austen (1775-1817) who is the first woman to appear on a note made of the new, tear-proof plastic material. Almost inevitably, a joke has done the rounds about "Tenner Lady"!
It is worth noting that some real-life women are identifiable in the background on the £20 note issued between 1991 and 1999.
Whilst not disputing the worthy claim of Alan Turing to feature on the next £20 note, disappointment has been expressed that a female scientist such as Mary Anning or Rosalind Franklin was not chosen.
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