There has been an announcement from the Bank of England that there will be a new £50 note coming out.
Paddy Power have fired up a market on whose face could be appearing on the new bill with the early market leader being Stephen Hawking at 9/1 odds* (betting odds taken on October 17th, 2018 at 8:12 pm).
Who will appear on the new £50 Note odds?
9/1 Stephen Hawking
10/1 Mary Seacole
12/1 Edith Cavell
16/1 Margaret Thatcher
20/1 Richard Attenborough
20/1 William Blake
22/1 Beatrix Potter
33/1 Princess Diana
33/1 David Bowie
500/1 Gareth Southgate
500/1 Harry Maguire
* (betting odds taken from Paddy Power on October 17th, 2018 at 8:12 pm)
Hawking, famed theoretical physicist died earlier this year in March and it probably would be a wonderful tribute to a man who has continued so much to so many. However, there have been a lot of calls for it to be a woman to appear on the new note.
British-Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole is a very popular selection and has been backed well in the market at 10/1 odds* (betting odds taken on October 17th, 2018 at 8:12 pm).
The other leading woman is former PM Margaret Thatcher at 16/1 odds* (betting odds taken on October 17th, 2018 at 8:12 pm). There has actually been a petition raised to get Thatcher no the note.
Author Jane Austen was the first woman to appear on a new banknote (other than the Queen) after a campaign to get a woman represented in the currency. Steam engine pioneers James Watt and Matthew Boulton appear on the current £50, issued in 2011.
After a bit of a frenzy on social media after the announcement, Paddy Power put a 500/1 price on current England boss Gareth Southgate appearing* (betting odds taken on October 17th, 2018 at 8:12 pm).