Pounds sterling
Currency code: ISO 4217 — GBP (826); symbol — £
Issuer: Bank of England
Banknote denominations: 5, 10, 20, 50 pounds
Notes: Since 2016–2022 all notes are fully polymer, making them more durable and more secure than their paper predecessors.
Banknote Security Features
- Transparent window with a foiled image — a metallic pattern and portrait of the monarch.
- Hologram — the image changes when the note is tilted (e.g. the word «Five»/«Ten» appears on the crown).
- Raised printing — dots and lines for people with visual impairments.
- Microtext, readable only with a magnifying glass, around the portrait.
- UV-luminescent denomination number, visible under an ultraviolet lamp.
- Metallic security thread embedded within the polymer.
- A sharply defined raised portrait produced by intaglio printing.