2024 UK £5 Banknote

Basic Information

  • Produced by De La Rue and issued by the Bank of England.
  • The reverse of the Bank of England £5 banknote features Sir Winston Churchill, alongside an image of the Houses of Parliament.
  • The obverse of the Bank of England £5 banknote features the portrait of King Charles III, facing left.
  • Released into general circulation in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies on 5th June 2024.
  • 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 £5 banknote was released 14th September 2017, featuring the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
  • This version of the £5 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 £5 Banknote Reverse

  • Features a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill which is based on a famous photograph, taken by the renowned Armenian Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh.
  • Illustrates the Houses of Parliament, alongside an image of the Nobel Prize, which Sir Winston Churchill received in 1953 for his literary achievements and historical writings.
  • A silver coloured metallic image featuring Elizabeth Tower, also known as Big Ben, is located on the transparent security window.
  • A circular, green foil patch contains letters spelling, ‘BLENHEIM’, referencing Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
  • A famous quote from Sir Winston Churchill, 'I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat', is featured on the reverse of the banknote. The quote was part of Sir Winston Churchill's first speech to the House of Commons as Prime Minister on 13th May 1940.

Bank of England £5 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 '£5 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 the Elizabeth Tower, also known as Big Ben, is located on the transparent security window.
  • The numerical value of '5', 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.

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