Quote from: Limetless on June 14, 2012, 10:04 pmGot a load of fresh 50 notes today (no not bent ones, so don't PM me and ask) and I was having a look at them and I have to say I think their design is much nicer than the old ones. I think using Matthew Boulton and James Watt on the back is pretty appropriate as well given then historical significance. Also like the fact they put Boulton's famous quote of "I sell here, Sir, what all the world desires to have - POWER" as well. Adds a sense of occasion to it all really. Anyone else think they look nicer than the old 50 notes? Ah yes Boulton, he was quite a man. I used to teach at a college named after him (LEO scribbling away furiously...)I saw some of the new notes a few days ago. Sorry to disappoint any forgers out there but these are going to be very difficult to forge, the metal strip is actually contained inside the note itself rather than weaving intermittently throughout the paper ; I'd love to see them reproduce that!V.