Bank of England £50 note
The Bank of England £50 note is a sterling banknote. It is the highest denomination of banknote currently issued for public circulation by the Bank of England. The current note, the first of this denomination to be printed in polymer, entered circulation on 23 June 2021. It bears the image of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and computer scientist and World War II codebreaker Alan Turing on the reverse, with his birth date reflecting the release date. Cotton £50 notes from the previous series remained in circulation alongside the new polymer notes until 30 September 2022, when the last 'paper' banknote issue finally ceased to be legal tender.
| (United Kingdom) | |
|---|---|
| Value | £50 sterling |
| Width | 146 mm |
| Height | 77 mm |
| Security features | See-through windows the larger one with the Queen's portrait a maroon border on both the front and back, with gold and green foil squares on the front and silver foil squares on the back, the image squares on the front changes between a '50' and a '£' symbol when the note is tilted, second smaller window at the bottom right corner, raised dots, finely detailed shaped red metallic shape containing the letters 'A' and 'T', turquoise, lilac and pink foil patch with a 3D image of the Coronation Crown, micro-lettering, textured print, UV feature, hologram |
| Material used | Polymer |
| Years of printing | 1725–1943; 1981–1994; 1994–2011; 2011–2021; 2021–2022 2023–present (current design) |
| Obverse | |
| Design | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Design date | 23 June 2021 |
| Reverse | |
| Design | Alan Turing |
| Designer | Elliott & Fry |
| Design date | 23 June 2021 |
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