The new £50 note featuring Alan Turing has entered circulation (Joe Giddens/PA)
The Alan Turing £50 banknote has started to enter circulation, coinciding with the Bletchley Park codebreaker’s birthday.
The new polymer Bank of England note will become available in bank branches and at ATMs in the coming days and weeks.
Celebrating Mr Turing’s life, the Bank of England was also flying the Progress Pride flag above its building in London’s Threadneedle Street on Wednesday.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey with the new £50 note, featuring Alan Turing, at Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes (Joe Giddens/PA)
Often considered to be the father of computer science, Mr Turing played a pivotal role in breaking the Enigma code and his legacy has had a lasting impact on the way we live today.
Alan Turing £50 banknote enters circulation
The new £50 note featuring Alan Turing has entered circulation (Joe Giddens/PA)
The Alan Turing £50 banknote has started to enter circulation, coinciding with the Bletchley Park codebreaker’s birthday.
The new polymer Bank of England note will become available in bank branches and at ATMs in the coming days and weeks.
Celebrating Mr Turing’s life, the Bank of England was also flying the Progress Pride flag above its building in London’s Threadneedle Street on Wednesday.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey with the new £50 note, featuring Alan Turing, at Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes (Joe Giddens/PA)