LONDON – The rainbow flag is flying proudly Thursday above the Bank of England in the heart of London's financial district to commemorate World War II codebreaker Alan Turing, the new face of Britain's 50-pound note.
The design of the bank note, which is the most valuable denomination in circulation, was unveiled Thursday before it is formally issued to the public on June 23, Turing's birthday.
The new note, which is laden with high-level security features, completes the bank's rejig of its stable of paper currencies over the past few years.
Turing's image joins that of Winston Churchill on the five-pound note, novelist Jane Austen on the 10-pound note and artist J.