I was recently able to
see the new £10 note featuring one of the great British writers, Jane Austen,
up-close for myself. The note was unveiled earlier this week at Winchester
Cathedral to mark the 200th anniversary of Austen’s death, and it
looks fantastic. There are some very special details to look out for on the
note when it is released into circulation in September- a portrait of Austen commissioned
by her nephew and the background is inspired by her own 12-sided writing table.
Jane Austen is the first female writer
to feature on a bank note – a deserved honour for such a popular and enduring
writer. I look forward to seeing the
bank note when it is released later in the year, and I am delighted to see Jane
Austen honoured in this way- a truly great British woman.
