英国央行称丘吉尔肖像将登新版英镑.doc

英国央行称丘吉尔肖像将登新版英镑 Sir Winston Churchill will feature on the new design of a banknote which will enter circulation in 2016, the Bank of England has announced. The wartime leaders image is planned to feature on the reverse of the new ￡5 note, together with one of his most celebrated quotations. Churchill was chosen owing to his place as a hero of the entire free world, said Bank governor Sir Mervyn King. The current face of the ￡5 note is social reformer Elizabeth Fry. Truly great leader A wide range of historical characters appears on the reverse of Bank of England banknotes, with Elizabeth Fry the only woman among the current crop. The Bank of England governor has the final say about who appears on a banknote, although the public can make suggestions. The latest addition has been announced by Sir Mervyn at Churchills former home of Chartwell, in Westerham, Kent. Our banknotes acknowledge the life and work of great Britons. Sir Winston Churchill was a truly great British leader, orator and writer, Sir Mervyn said. Above that, he remains a hero of the entire free world. His energy, courage, eloquence, wit and public service are an inspiration to us all. Current plans, which the Bank said might be reviewed, are for Churchill to appear on the new ￡5 note to be issued in 2016. Security measures The design includes a portrait of the former prime minister, adapted from a photograph taken by Yousuf Karsh on 30 December 1941. He is the only politician from the modern era to feature on a banknote. The artwork will also include: Churchills declaration I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat which came in a speech in the Commons on 13 May 1940 A view of Westminster and the Elizabeth Tower from the South Bank The Great Clock showing three oclock - the approximate time of the Commons speech A background image of the Nobel Prize for literature, which he was awarded in 1953 Sir Mervyn said that this was an appropriate choice given the countrys economic difficulties.