Bank of England paper £10 notes are now no longer being accepted in shops. The Charles Darwin notes have been gradually replaced by the polymer Jane Austen note since September. On the same day the Royal Mint has unveiled a new collection of “quintessentially British” 10p coins. James Bond, fish and chips, an English breakfast and the Loch Ness Monster all feature on the 26 new designs in circulation. The collection has been designed as an A to Z homage to all things British – from the Angel of the North to a zebra crossing. A total of 2.6 million coins have been struck, each of which will have one of 26 designs aimed at celebrating British life. You can join in the hunt by downloading the 'great british coin' app but some have already been seen on eBay as the hunt heats up to collect them all.
