During the Second World War, the Nazis created one of the most significant counterfeiting operations in history. Operation Bernhard planned to undermine the British economy by flooding it with forged ...

They were said to be able to withstand being scrunched into pockets and survive a spin in the washing machine. But nearly 50 million plastic £5 and £10 notes have had to be replaced since they ...

As we all know already, feminist badass and legendary author Jane Austen has replaced Charles Darwin on the £10 note – making her the only woman to feature on our currency at the moment (other ...

A British journalistic trope involves the phrase “The pound in your pocket”, a derisory reference to the 1960s Prime Minister ...

They haven’t been in circulation for all that long, but the new five pound notes have already caused more than their fair share of controversy and drama since their launch in 2016. Firstly ...

The Arabic language obverse of the new banknote depicts Port ... financed through the printing of banknotes, which led to a further devaluation of the Pound. Recently, the Sudanese Pound plunged ...

The Central Bank of Sudan’s introduction of a new 1,000 Sudanese pound banknote has been met with apprehension. It has raised concerns about financial instability in areas under the control of the ...

Recently, Brits have been urged to rummage through their wallets for rare coins which are worth a fortune. But nowadays, it's notes which are a hot topic online. Recently, keen collectors have ...

Investors are betting on a rebound for the pound, a sudden u-turn from just 10 days ago when the UK’s big-spending budget ...

But how much is it? ALIEN: Alien language. NARRATOR: Let’s see… you’ve got one five pound note, three, one pound coins and four, 50p pieces. £5 plus £3 makes £8, plus one 50p, makes £8.50.