The new 10-pound note is an upgrade for the monarch. RBS issued a 5-pound note in 2002 to mark her 50th year as queen. Advertisement Advertisement ...

A handout photograph released by the Bank of England in London shows the design of the new 5-, 10-, 20- and 50-pound polymer banknotes featuring a portrait of King Charles III.

Hence Austen, who will bump Charles Darwin, who has appeared on 10-pound notes since 2000. To the Bank’s credit, they’re not just using Austen’s image: They’re doing it properly.