The Bank of England is withdrawing £50 notes from circulation, meaning old notes will no longer be accepted in shops or businesses. After September 30, only our polymer banknotes will be legal tender. This is the last week that our paper banknotes can still be used. The Bank of England said: “Banknotes are resistant to dirt and moisture and therefore stay in better condition longer. These notes also have tactile features that allow blind and partially sighted people to use them. The Bank of England will withdraw the legal tender status of the £20 and £50 notes after 30 September 2022. After this date, companies will no longer accept these tickets as a means of payment. After the expiry of the period of 30. By September 2022, you will no longer be able to use Bank of England paper notes in shops or use them to pay businesses. Paper notes have been replaced by new polymer notes: the £20 note features JMW Turner and the £50 Alan Turing note. No, you don`t need to swap your old design notes for new ones.

All U.S. currencies are legal tender, regardless of when they were issued. £50 paper banknotes will no longer be accepted as legal tender from Friday 30 September 2022. The new tickets will be printed with photos of entrepreneur Matthew Boulton and scientist James Watt. In 1775, the two formed a partnership to develop and market steam engines, and the designs were adopted worldwide. The metric unit of power is named in watts. As of Friday, September 30, you will no longer be able to use your old paper tickets. That being said, your money won`t be lost. To send them by post, fill out a postal exchange form and send it with banknotes and photocopies of your identity card and proof of address. It`s been a year since the bank first issued the 50-pound polymer note featuring codebreaker Bletchley Park and scientist Alan Turing.

The Turing 50 completed the bank`s polymer banknote “family,” with all its denominations — 5, 10, 20 and 50 — now printed on polymer. All polymer banknotes bearing a portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II are legal tender and may continue to be used by the public as usual. A further announcement regarding the Bank of England`s existing banknotes will be made once the time of royal mourning has been observed. In March, Sarah John, chief cashier at the Bank of England, said: “In recent years we have replaced our paper banknotes with polymer because these designs are harder to counterfeit and at the same time more durable.” The Bank of England will always exchange all withdrawn notes, including banknotes that we have withdrawn in the past. Soon, only polymer tickets will be accepted. This applies to both £50 and £20 notes. Many banks and some post offices accept old £20 notes as a deposit into a bank account. So what`s the last day you can spend your money, and what if you find one after the deadline? That`s more than 300 million individual £20 notes and 160 million £50 paper notes. “The majority of paper banknotes have now been withdrawn from circulation, but a significant number remain in the economy, so we ask you to check if you have any at home.

However, the Bank of England warns that people “should be aware that banknotes are sent at their own risk” and encourages people to “take appropriate measures to insure themselves against loss or theft”. Federal Reserve notes are mostly redesigned to be easier to use but harder to counterfeit. This does not mean that old design notes are not secure. In fact, the security features of older Federal Reserve notes, such as watermarks and color-changing inks, proved so effective that they were retained and updated for use in the new design notes. You can still receive paper notes from companies or others until September 30, 2022. Focus on these important security features to confirm that a 20- or 50-pound note is genuine: Note that U.S. government policy is that all models of Federal Reserve banknotes are legal tender or legally valid for payments, regardless of when they were issued. This policy covers all Federal Reserve note denominations from 1914 to the present day in accordance with 31 U.S.C. § 5103. Today (Friday 30 September 2022) is the last day that the old £20 and £50 notes can be used. 257 million £5.1 billion banknotes (as of 9 September 2022) and 118 million £50 billion notes (as of 9 September 2022) are still in circulation.

When the paper notes were returned to the Bank of England, they were replaced by the new 20-pound polymer notes with JMW Turner and the 50-pound polymer notes with Alan Turing. Keep the note in the light. Check if there is a brilliant “£20” or “£50” at the top of the Queen`s portrait. The Bank of England can deposit the money into a bank account, by cheque or (if you live in the UK and the amount is less than £50) into new banknotes. The last day on which the tickets are legal tender is 30 September. To exchange old banknotes after the deadline, you can mail them to the Bank of England. Those with excess bills can deposit the money into their normal bank accounts at the post office. Alternatively, you can exchange paper notes for polymer silver at some post offices.

You can check if your local branch offers this service on the Bank of England website. You can also exchange withdrawn banknotes with the Bank of England, including by post. To do this, you must fill out a professional or individual exchange form. Send it along with your banknotes and photocopies of your ID card (photo ID and proof of address) to Department NEX, Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London EC2R 8AH. Sarah John, Chief Cashier at the Bank of England, said: “The conversion of our banknotes from paper to polymer in recent years has been an important development as it makes them harder to counterfeit and more durable. While the majority of the £20 and £50 notes in circulation have been replaced by new polymer versions, there are still more than £6 billion of notes in circulation with economist Adam Smith and more than £8 billion of £50 notes with entrepreneur Matthew Boulton and engineer James Watt.