This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition The new fifty pound note should commemorate the armistice of 1918.
The new fifty pound not should show a red poppy, the tomb of the unknown soldier and the Cenotaph to commemerate the ending of WWI 100 years ago as a tribute to those who fell from the UK and commonwealth nations.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Bank notes are the responsibility of the Bank of England, which is independent of the Government and Parliament.
You can find out how the Bank decides who will be on bank notes here:
http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/Pages/characters/selection.aspx
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