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| General Description | £10 - Charles Darwin - As a young man Darwin was employed as the naturalist on board the ship HMS Beagle an illustration of which is depicted on the back of the note. Also pictured is an illustration of Darwin 's own magnifying lens and the flora and fauna that he may have come across on his travels. |
| Front Description | Queen Elizabeth II Feel of the paper - banknotes are printed on special paper that gives them their unique feel. Raised print - by running your finger across the front of the £10 note you can feel raised print in areas such as the words 'Bank of England'. Watermark - hold the £10 note up to the light and you will see an image of the Queen's portrait. Microlettering - using a magnifying glass, look closely at the lettering beneath the Queen's portrait on the £10 note - you will see the value of the note written in small letters and numbers. Hologram - there is a hologram on the foil patch on the front of the £10 note. If you tilt the note, the image will change between a brightly coloured picture of Britannia and the number 10. |
| Back Description | Charles Darwin Metallic thread - there is a metallic thread embedded in every banknote. This appears as silver dashes on the back of the £10 note. If you hold the note up to the light, the metallic thread will appear as a continuous dark line. Watermark - hold the £10 note up to the light and you will see an image of the Queen's portrait. |
| Catalog code | P#389 |
| Height | 75.00 mm |
| Width | 142.00 mm |
| Material | Paper |
| Catalog prices | UNC $35.00 |
