New £10 Notes

I just spent half an hour waiting at the Bank of England to get a couple of the new £10 notes.  When I finally got inside, I found there was another hour long line! 

I left without anything.  I'll try again tomorrow. 

Popped in to Santander and they had some!

Popped in to Santander and they had some!

Photo evidence?

Are they anything like the £5 notes?

Photo evidence?

Here we go , curiously strong mints for scale:

Are they anything like the £5 notes?

Very much like the fiver.  I can't compare the size because I changed all my fives into tens and don't have any left!

The 10 has a much bigger see through window.

A few ATMs already have the new £10 notes. I picked some up near Borough Market this afternoon. There's a list of ATMs with the new notes on the Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2017/sep/14/reactions-to-new-plastic-10-pound-note-tenner

Very much like the fiver.  I can't compare the size because I changed all my fives into tens and don't have any left!

The new £10 note is slightly larger than the new £5 note.

The biggest difference I noticed besides colour and basic design was the £10 note has braille in the corner for people who are blind or partially sighted. They didn't put that feature on the £5 note.

Very much like the fiver.  I can't compare the size because I changed all my fives into tens and don't have any left!

The 10 has a much bigger see through window.

Crikey. Can't wait to pick one up whenever and check it out. Guess the £20 will be next to change then.

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Crikey. Can't wait to pick one up whenever and check it out. Guess the £20 will be next to change then.

I think the £20 note is slated for 2020. Plenty of time to get excited, forget about it and then be totally unimpressed once it's finally released.

Did I mention that my kid found a £5 coin in the street?  We had to google it, but apparently it's real currency.

Did I mention that my kid found a £5 coin in the street?  We had to google it, but apparently it's real currency.

What a coincidence, I found a 5p piece yesterday!  . ..pretty much made my day! 

Did I mention that my kid found a £5 coin in the street?  We had to google it, but apparently it's real currency.

Cool!  Is it worth more than £5?

I seriously doubt it, it's not in very good shape. 

I like Her Majesty on currency. Gives it gravitas. She has an army.