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.

The British public will for the first time be able to help decide which historic figure - in this case a creative one - appears on the next version of the country's 20 pound note, the Bank of ...

LONDON — "Pride and Prejudice" novelist Jane Austen looks set to replace Charles Darwin as the face on Britain's 10-pound note.

For example, the BBC reports that one of Britain’s most popular novelists, Jane Austen, is depicted on 10 pound notes. The U.K. is now looking to celebrate its musical heritage on its money.

The beloved novelist will probably appear on bank notes starting in 2017, a year after the portrait of 19th-century prison reformer Elizabeth Fry is to be phased out from the five-pound note. The ...