UK public decides on native animals featured on new wildlife banknotes

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Nearly 500,000 people took part in a Bank of England vote that selected the Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee and European hedgehog for the UK’s next banknotes. The nature theme will replace historical figures while supporting designs intended to improve counterfeit resilience.

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