He Was Featured on the United Kingdom's £20 Note
The £20 note is a sterling banknote issued by the Bank of England. The Bank of England now issues banknotes in the second-highest denomination. The current polymer note, which was originally released on February 20, 2020, features Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and painter J. On the back, M. W. Turner is depicted. It took the place of the cotton paper note with a likeness of economist Adam Smith, which had been in circulation since 2007.
On June 5, 1991, the Bank of England presented a £20 note containing Faraday's picture to commemorate his contribution to British science. He joined an illustrious company of Britons, including William Shakespeare, Florence Nightingale, and Isaac Newton, who all had their own notes. The bank estimates that 120 million Faraday notes were in circulation by the time it was withdrawn in February 2001 (a total of more than 2 billion pounds). The banknotes have a lilac color and until now you will probably still find these notes circulating in the UK. This is indeed a wonderful British tribute to the world's great scientist.
