New face of the Bank of England's £50 note is revealed

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BBC  | Mon, Jul 15, 2019

by Kevin Peachey

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Computer pioneer and codebreaker Alan Turing will feature on the new design of the Bank of England's £50 note.

He is celebrated for his code-cracking work that proved vital to the Allies in World War Two.

The £50 note will be the last of the Bank of England collection to switch from paper to polymer when it enters circulation by the end of 2021.

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