Bank of England Series H Animal Design Recommendations
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On October 16, 2026, the Bank of England Note Design Consultation Group (BIAG) published the minutes of its meeting, which put forward recommendations concerning the designs of Series H banknotes. BIAG recommended that the Governor of the Bank of England (Governor) use four animals as the central designs for the four Series H denominations: the buff-tailed bumblebee, barn owl, European hedgehog, and Atlantic puffin. The report only identified the four animals and the proposed arrangement of using them as central designs; it did not disclose the correspondence between the animals and specific denominations, nor did it state whether the Governor had made a final decision.
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- Bank of EnglandMinutes of the Bank of England banknote design advisory group meeting: recommend four animals for Series H
The Bank of England banknote design advisory group (BIAG) recommended that the Governor select the buff-tailed bumblebee, barn owl, European hedgehog and Atlantic puffin as the central designs for the four Series H denomination banknotes.
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