Banknotes featuring a portrait of King Charles III entered circulation on Wednesday 5th June 2024.
Charles’s portrait will be featured on the front of the £5, £10, £20, and £50 banknotes, visible through the notes’ transparent security window. He is only the second monarch to appear on British banknotes, following Queen Elizabeth II.
Currently, there are more than 4.6 billion Bank of England notes in circulation, with a combined value of around £82 billion.