Tag: Sir John Houblon

• Tuesday, April 29th 2014 - 06:00 UTC

  The Houblon £50 notes 20-year cycle ends next Wednesday says BoE

  

  The £50 note featuring the first governor of the Bank of England, Sir John Houblon, will be withdrawn on Wednesday after 20 years in circulation. From that time, only the £50 banknote featuring Matthew Boulton and James Watt, which was introduced in 2011, will hold legal tender status.