• Produced by the private company De La Rue and issued by the central bank of the United Kingdom, the Bank of England.
• The first version of this £20 banknote was released 20th February 2020, featuring the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
• This version of the £20 banknote, featuring the portrait of King Charles III, first entered general circulation on 5th June 2024.
• Manufactured using a durable, thin, flexible plastic polymer supplied by 'CCL Secure', called Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene or 'BOPP', allowing for enhanced security features to prevent counterfeiting.
• Released into general circulation in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

Bank of England £20 Banknote Reverse

• Features a self-portrait of J.M.W. Turner from around 1799, which can be seen at the Tate Britain.
• Features the famous painting of J.M.W. Turner, 'The Fighting Temeraire', depicting the ship HMS Temeraire, that played a distinguished role in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, being towed to its last resting place in 1838. This painting is held at the National Gallery and was voted Britain's favourite painting in 2005.
• A silver coloured metallic image featuring Margate Lighthouse is located on the transparent security window, which is displayed on top of a silver coloured metallic image of Turner Contemporary art gallery.
• A second, smaller clear window is located in the bottom left corner of the banknote, using a design which was inspired by Tintern Abbey.
• A purple foiled patch with the letter 'T', inspired by the staircase at the Tate Britain, is located above the transparent security window.
• A famous quote 'Light is therefore colour', from an 1818 lecture given by J. M. W. Turner as Professor of Perspective at the Royal Academy is featured. The famous quote was from a lecture which focused on the science of light, colour and optics.

Bank of England £20 Banknote Obverse

• Features the portrait of King Charles III, facing left and towards the viewer, a portrait chosen by the Bank of England.
• The portrait of King Charles III appears in a transparent security window on the note to the left of the portrait with the text '£20 Bank of England', printed around the edge.
• A silver foiled patch, located above the transparent security window features a 3D image of the coronation crown.
• A gold coloured metallic image featuring Margate Lighthouse is located on the transparent security window, which is displayed on top of a blue coloured image of Turner Contemporary art gallery.
• A second, smaller clear window is located in the bottom right corner of the banknote, using a design which was inspired by Tintern Abbey.
• The numerical value of '20', appears in bright red and green under an ultraviolet light, on the top right corner.
• The Bank of England seal and coat of arms feature on the bottom left corner on the reverse of the banknote.