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With the exception of the reigning Monarch, the people on British bank notes are all dead, but have played a significant role in their respective fields in British history.
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The Bank of England has the sole responsibility for issuing English banknotes.
The Bank of England don't currently have £100 notes, but the Bank of Scotland do and they are red. The English £50 notes are red as well.
Vincent Duggleby has written: 'English paper money' -- subject(s): Bank notes, Bank-notes, Catalogs, Collectors and collecting, History, Paper money
No, Charles Darwin is not featured on any English bank notes. The current face depicted on the English £10 note is Charles Darwin.
An image of Scottish economist Adam Smith is on the back of current Bank of England £20 notes.
Yes you can use Scottish bank notes and Northern Irish bank notes in England. You may find it hard to get some people to accept them though in smaller shops for instance.
Scotland has three banks which issues notes. The Royal Bank of Scotland's notes feature Scottish castles, The Bank of Scotland's notes feature Scottish bridges and the Clydesdale bank notes feature famous Scots and Scottish World Heritage sites.
No. Only bank notes up to $100 in value are in circulation.
If you refer to the Republic of Ireland pre-Euro Pound notes, you can only exchange them at the Central Bank in Dublin. If you refer to the Northern Ireland Pound notes issued by any of the Northern Ireland retail banks, you should be able to exchange them at any English bank.
"Hell Bank Notes" are not actual currency; rather, they are Chinese "joss notes" which are burned as part of ancestor veneration. They have no exchange value, although it is possible that some people collect them.