Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note

Re:Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note by willyt on Sunday September 01, 2019 @04:29PM (#20854689)

I agree, of all the different kinds of UK notes the latest Royal Bank of Scotland notes are my favourite designs [0] [1]. Make sure to look at both sides. One of the confusing things about bank notes in the UK is that there are 5 totally different designs for each denomination: Bank of England, Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland, Clydesdale Bank and Ulster Bank. This can lead to some confusion when you try to pay someone with a rarer note as they may not have seen them before. Scottish notes are usually OK. Good luck with Ulster Bank notes though. [0]https://www.scotbanks.org.uk/banknotes/royal-bank-of-scotlan... [1]https://www.scotbanks.org.uk/banknotes/royal-bank-of-scotlan...

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Re:Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note by fiatjaf on Sunday September 01, 2019 @04:34PM (#20854728)

There's also the Isle of Mann Bank.

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Re:Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note by mprev on Sunday September 01, 2019 @04:40PM (#20854755)

AFAIK the Manx pound is not Sterling, although it is in parity with Sterling.

Manx pounds are not legal currency in the UK but UK pounds (whether the notes are English, Scottish, or NI) are legal in the Isle of Man.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx_pound

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Re:Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note by fiatjaf on Monday September 02, 2019 @07:53AM (#20858525)

Thank you, that explains why no one would take my Manx Pound on England when I tried.

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