On 20 February, the launch date of the polymer £20, Santander will carry stock of the new note at 12 branches: Birmingham, Bradford Nelson Street, Cardiff, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool Lord Street, London Triton Square, Tottenham Court Road, Moorgate, Margate, Milton Keynes and Newcastle1.
The new note is designed to be:
- More secure: for the first time, it will incorporate two windows and a two-colour foil, making it even more difficult to counterfeit2;
- Longer lasting: with an expected life span two and a half times that of the old notes; and
- Supportive of visually impaired people: the note will contain a tactile feature helping people to identify the denomination.
The note will feature JMW Turner and The Fighting Temeraire, which is one of Turner’s most famous paintings and was a tribute to the ship that played a distinguished role in Nelson’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. It will also be the first note to include the signature of Sarah John, the Bank of England’s Chief Cashier.
Santander’s Director of Transformation and Support, Kirsty Lacey said: “We’re delighted to be stocking the new notes in over a dozen of our branches on the first day of launch. With the £20 note being the UK’s most frequently used banknote, we welcome the new security features provided by the polymer notes and the confidence it provides to our customers.”
The remainder of Santander branches will receive the new £20 notes over the coming weeks with stock expected at all branches by the middle of March. Santander will continue to accept the cotton £20 notes across its branches.
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Notes to Editors
1 Full list of Santander branches that will stock the new £20 note on 20 February:
| Birmingham | Caxton Gate, Unit 6 Corporation Street, Birmingham, B2 4LP |
| Bradford | 9 Nelson Street, Bradford, BD1 5AN |
| Cardiff | 5-7 Queen Street, Cardiff, CF10 2AF |
| Leeds | 10 Park Row, Leeds, L51 5HD |
| Leicester | Carlton Park, King Edward Avenue, Narborough, Leicester, LE19 0AL |
| Liverpool | 45 Lord Street, Liverpool, L2 6PB |
| London | Triton Square, 2 Regent's Place, London, NW1 3AN |
| London | 164-167 Tottenham Court Road, Bloomsbury, London, W1T 7JE |
| London | 48-54 Moorgate, EC2R 6EJ |
| Margate | 110-112 High Street, Margate, CT9 1JR |
| Milton Keynes | 201 Grafton Gate East, Milton Keynes, MK9 1AN |
| Newcastle | 129-131 High Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 1HG |
2 See The Bank of England for full details of security features.
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