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Bank of England announces the four animals that will feature on our next series of banknotes

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The Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee and European hedgehog will represent UK wildlife and feature as the central images on our next series of banknotes.

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What happenedavailable · Bank of England announces the four animals that will feature on our next series of banknotesThe Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee and European hedgehog will represent UK wildlife and feature as the central images on our next series of banknotes.
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Source: Open original press release · as of 2026-10-07T23:01:00Z

Source: Bank of England News RSS · as of 2026-10-07T23:01:00Z

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