00:06There really can be no better place to unveil the £10 note featuring Jane Austen and arguably
00:13no better time than to do it today on the 200th anniversary of her death. This building admired
00:20by Austen herself commemorates her legacy and has become a place of pilgrimage for many of her
00:28admirers. The note is printed on polymer which is a thin and flexible plastic material and is 15%
00:36smaller than the paper £10 note. This film will run through a number of key security features.
00:43£10 would have meant a lot to Jane Austen about the same as £1,000 would mean to us today.
00:52£10 was half the annual allowance she received from her father while he was alive
00:58and a £10 note might have had symbolic meaning as well as it was the amount that she was paid
01:06for
01:06or paid by her publishers, Crosby and Co, for her first novel, Susan.
01:13...on the front of the note and silver on the back. When the note is tilted, a multi-coloured rainbow
01:20effect can be seen. The foil pound symbol in the window is silver on the front of the note and
01:27copper
01:27on the back. At the side of the window is a coloured quill which changes from purple to orange when
01:34the
01:34note is tilted. While not a security feature, there is a tactile feature to help blind and partially sighted
01:41people identify the value of the note. On the front of the note, there is a note note.
01:46...
01:48Granted, there that is still one heading over there now.
01:53Grazie.
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