famous person pound notes

[tali122]

who decides which famous person will go on a british pound notes- and is the famous figure on the �50 considered of higher status than on a �1note

[simonZcowell]

I do. Yes.

[kempie]

It may tell you here.

Btw I haven't seen Sir Isaac Newton for over 17 years.

[theren_911]

�1 note? - can you post me some of that Elixir of Life pls???

[Octavius]

Ona lightly different note (no pun intended) for coins there is an open design competition... get creative....

 http://www.royalmint.gov.uk/RoyalMint/web/site/Annexes/OpenCompetition.asp

[Octavius]

With regards to note design, the design team come up with a list of historical characters.  The historical figure has to have made an indisputable contribution to British history and provide suitable pictorial material for the BoE's design team.  Each charachter has to be researched at great length by the designer.  The final choice of figures is made by the Court of Directors, the Bank of England's Governing body.

[stevie21]

�1 notes are still used up here in the backwaters, north of the border. I wish we'd do away with them. They're rubbish.

[THECORBYLOON]

Stevie if yir wanting rid of the "rubbish" I'll take them off yir hands for free......