Britain's Decision to Remove Churchill from Its Banknotes Suggests That It's All but Given Up
World,United Kingdom,British Pound,Money,History,Culture
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The Bank of England has confirmed Sir Winston Churchill will be scrapped from banknotes and replaced with images of wildlife.
The central bank will soon ask the public which animals they want to appear on the next set of £5, £10, £20, and £50 notes - but confirmed the wartime hero Prime Minister would not be staying.
The move to replace historical figures with animals was described as "significant" and "overdue" by celebrity bird-watcher Nadeem Perera, who sits on the bank's panel of wildlife experts who will choose which English species will appear on the next set of banknotes.
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