In reply to The New NickB:
> Would you recognise the men on some of the notes without having the names there. Adam Smith is hardly a familiar face.
Not a familiar face, but a familiar name
> The Brontes, Jane Austin, Emeline Pankhurst, Roselind Franklin even Margaret Thatcher.
But its not a long list, is it ? You could burn through the list with very few banknote reissues, I think (PS a bit early for Maggie, I suspect
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