Images of the UK’s wildlife are to feature on the next series of banknotes following a public consultation run by the Bank of England. The nature theme received the highest proportion of nominations in last year's consultation, as well as support in focus groups commissioned by the Bank. Within the nature theme, much of the feedback from respondents referred to wildlife that is native to the UK. The Bank has also judged that wildlife images would be most effective for developing banknotes with security features that are easy for the public to recognise and distinguish. For more than 50 years, the Bank has proudly ... (full story)