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English banknotes

All the banknotes in the UK have a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II

on the front and a famous historical person on the back

The five-pound note, or fiver, is blue and green colour and has a portrait of Elizabeth Fry on the back. She made her name by improving living conditions for women in European prisons.

The ten-pound note, or tenner, is orange. It was first issued in 1759. Since 2000, the famous naturalist Charles Darwin, who developed the theory of evolution

The twenty-pound note is purple and up until very recently, it had a picture of British composer, Sir Edward Elgar, on the back.

The new twenty-pound note shows Adam Smith, one of the fathers of modern day economics.

The fifty-pound note is red and has a picture of Sir John Houblon on the back. Houblon was the first governor of the Bank of England.