The £50 note featuring the first governor of the Bank of England, Sir John Houblon, will be withdrawn on Wednesday, writes Anthony Reuben.

The Bank of England reckons that with two weeks to go there were still 53 million of them in circulation, with a value of £2.65bn.

That seems like quite a lot - I can't remember the last time I saw a £50 note.

"We'd expect a lot to be out there," says Victoria Cleland, head of the notes division at the Bank of England (remember her name - you'll start seeing it on banknotes soon).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-27143459

Edited April 28, 201412 yr by Basil B

Moved to the Pub. Not Thailand related.

"we expect a lot of them to be out there,like the 53 million previously quoted,wow Victoria could get a job on the nation newspaper if she ever comes here.

"we expect a lot of them to be out there,like the 53 million previously quoted,wow Victoria could get a job on the nation newspaper if she ever comes here.

and:

"(remember her name - you'll start seeing it on banknotes soon)."

Why would that necessitate remembering her name? Aside from a few obsessive-compulsive types, who bothers to check signatures on currency or cares one way or the other anyway?

After that, if you want to exchange your bills for one of the new Boulton and Watt £50 notes, you'll have to get yourself down to the Bank of England in London (go to Bank station - it's easy to remember) or send them in the post.

" ... it's easy to remember ..."

The author seems obsessed with the capacity of the BBC's magazine readership to remember things. The article itself is certainly eminently forgettable.