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Native British wildlife will feature on the next set of £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes, the Bank of England has announced, but it has yet to be decided which creatures will make the cut.

While politicians from Nigel Farage to Ed Davey have sought to confect outrage about ditching Winston Churchill and Jane Austen for badgers or blackbirds, public consultations by the Bank show that people favour the switch to wildlife. Regularly changing images on the notes is a measure to foil counterfeiters.

A panel of experts including wildlife broadcasters and academics will draw up a shortlist which the public will vote on later this summer.

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[–] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 0 points 4 weeks ago

I look forward to being in a future pub and hearing someone say "alright mate can you lend me a couple of toads?"