The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, poses at Winchester Cathedral in England on Tuesday, with the new 10-pound note featuring the image of Jane Austen.

The Bank of England on Tuesday rolled out new five-pound notes made of polymer, replacing the cotton paper used for the last 100 years. The new notes stay cleaner, are harder to counterfeit, and ...

Britain's Bank of England Governor Mark Carney holds the new 10-pound note featuring Jane Austen, at Winchester Cathedral, in Winchester, Britain, on Tue. July 18, 2017. Reuters ...

The Bank of England unveiled the design of its new 50-pound ($69) banknote honoring World War II code breaker Alan Turing, completing what it called its “most secure” set of notes yet.

LONDON — Jane Austen will become the new face on England’s 10-pound notes — a sign that there is plenty of pride and little prejudice against women on the country’s currency. The Bank o… ...

Jane Austen has been gone for 200 years, but she’s getting back in circulation. A new 10-pound note featuring her image was unveiled Tuesday by the Bank of England.

When the Bank of England announced earlier this year that it would replace Elizabeth Fry, 19 th century social reformer, with Winston Churchill on the 5-pound note, it got an earful from critics.

Jane Austen will become the new face on England's 10-pound notes -- in an attempt to add a little pride and fight the prejudice against women on the country's currency.

King Charles will now feature on the five, 10, 20 and 50 pound notes. (Supplied: Bank of England ) The Queen first appeared on BoE banknotes in 1960. However British coins have long featured ...

Carney elevated the creator of Mr. Darcy's to the 10 pound (about $15) note within weeks of his taking over the helm of the UK's central bank.