England (1999-2016)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period in English and British history in which Labor Tony Blair was prime minister, participating in that period in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan (2001), the Summit of the Azores and the invasion of Iraq (2003); subsequently, and until 2010, Labor also Gordon Brown was prime minister, suffering the consequences of the 2008 financial crisis, losing the 2010 elections to the conservative David Cameron, who introduced austerity measures against the public deficit derived from the crisis. In 2014, the Scottish Government held a Referendum for the independence of Scotland (rejected by 55% of the votes). There are banknotes of 5 pounds, 10 pounds, 20 pounds and 50 pounds.

5 pounds (five pounds)

This banknotes worth 5 pounds was first circulated in 2002. On the main side right it can be seen the queen Elizabeth II, queen of the UK, that has been reigning for more than 60 years; and 5. In the center it has a gap for the digital watermark, the written value of the banknote and in the upper part, the name of the National Bank in English (Bank of England). In the right there is a 5, the acronym EuR and the rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements. 

On the other side appears Elizabeth Fry, English activist and nurse, whose activism was in favor of the reform for legislation that ensures a more humane treatment in the prisons of England and Europe. In the left there's an image of Elizabeth Fry reading to the prisioners in Newgate prision, in London. The rest is fulled with the written value, two 5's and the name of the National Bank. This banknote has queen Elizabeth II as digital watermark and a security thread and an iridiscent circle with a 5 too. The size of this banknote is 13.5 cm x 7 cm. 

10 pounds (ten pounds)

This banknotes worth 10 pounds was first circulated in 2000. On the main side right it can be seen the queen Elizabeth II, queen of the UK, that has been reigning for more than 60 years; and 10. In the center it has a gap for the digital watermark, the written value of the banknote and in the upper part, the name of the National Bank in English (Bank of England). In the right there is a 10, the acronym EuR and the rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements and nautilus. 
On the other side appears Charles Darwin, English naturalist who raised the idea of biological evolution through natural selection. In the left there's Darwin's lens on some flowers, a hummingbird and the HMS Beagle, the ship on which Darwin traveled and allowed him to elaborate his evolutionary theory. The rest is fulled with the written value, two 10's and the name of the National Bank. This banknote has queen Elizabeth II as digital watermark and a security thread and an iridiscent circle with a 10 and the allegoric godness Britannia too. The size of this banknote is 14.3 cm x 7.5 cm. 

20 pounds (twenty pounds)

This banknotes worth 20 pounds was first circulated in 2006. On the main side right it can be seen the queen Elizabeth II, queen of the UK, that has been reigning for more than 60 years; and 20. In the center it has Buckingham Palace (queen's residence) in London, the written value of the banknote and in the upper part, the name of the National Bank in English (Bank of England). In the right there is a 20, the acronym EuR and the rest of the banknote is fulled with a gap for the digital watermark and decorative elements.  
On the other side appears Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher, considered one of the greatest exponents of classical economics and the father of modern economics. In the center there's an old factory and the sentence : The division of labour in pin manufacturing: (and the great increase in the quantity of work that results). The rest is fulled with the written value, a 20 and the name of the National Bank. This banknote has queen Elizabeth II and £20 as digital watermark and a security thread and an iridiscent thread with a 20's and Adam Smith too. The size of this banknote is 15 cm x 8 cm.