Cheerio, Churchill

Cheerio, Churchill

March 14, 2026

United Kingdom Banknotes

As one news outlet put it, British bank notes will soon be saying, Goodbye Winston Churchill, hello beavers. The Bank of England has announced that native wildlife will replace historical figures on its next series of issues, and the public will get to vote on which animals will be featured.

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