It is really sad that she was saying that years ago and I am still having to say that today," the campaigner said. Stella Creasy MP, who helped organise a letter from 46 Labour MPs to David Cameron in support of the campaign, said: "Britain has many women in its history of whom we should be proud, and today's decision is part of creating a culture of expectation that there will be many more in our future too.
Under the current process, members of the public put forward suggestions on who should appear on banknotes, although the Bank only considers figures who have made an "indisputable contribution to their particular field of work". It takes into account the list of public suggestions, but the governor of the Bank has the final decision. As well as a portrait of Austen, the new note will include images of her writing desk and quills at Chawton Cottage, in Hampshire, where she lived; her brother's home, Godmersham Park, which she visited often, and is thought to have inspired some of her novels, and a quote from Miss Bingley, in Pride and Prejudice: "I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!
This article is more than 8 years old. In the first significant design change since the s, U. When held to light, a portrait watermark of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton is visible from both sides of the note.
In addition, the note includes a color-shifting numeral 10 in the lower right corner of the note. Before a Federal Reserve note enters circulation, it must pass through four critical steps: design, order, production, and issuance. Skip to main content Accessibility Statement. Watermark Hold the note to light and look for a faint image of Secretary Hamilton in the blank space to the right of the portrait.
Security Thread Hold the note to light to see an embedded thread running vertically to the right of the portrait. Color-Shifting Ink Tilt the note to see the numeral 10 in the lower right corner of the front of the note shift from copper to green. Paper Federal Reserve note paper is one-fourth linen and three-fourths cotton, and contains red and blue security fibers. Color The note includes background colors of orange, yellow, and red.
Symbols of Freedom An image of the torch carried by the Statue of Liberty is printed in red to the left of the portrait of Secretary Hamilton. Green 10 A large green numeral 10 on the back of the note helps those with visual impairments distinguish the denomination. Treasury Seal A green seal to the right of the portrait represents the U. Serial Numbers A unique combination of eleven numbers and letters appears twice on the front of the note.
Series Year The design includes series years A, , , and Color-Shifting Ink Tilt the note to see the numeral 10 in the lower right corner of the front of the note shift from green to black. Series Year The design includes series years , , and Security Thread Hold the note to light to see an embedded thread running vertically to the left of the Federal Reserve Bank seal. Federal Reserve Bank Seal A black seal to the left of the portrait bears the name and corresponding letter of the distributing Federal Reserve Bank.
When held to light, a portrait watermark of Alexander Hamilton is visible from both sides of the note. In addition, the note includes a color-shifting numeral 10 in the lower right corner of the note.
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