{"id":49195,"date":"2026-04-22T04:17:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=49195"},"modified":"2026-04-22T04:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:17:53","slug":"saint-helena-new-10-pound-polymer-note-b311a-reported-for-introduction-january-2026-duplicate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=49195","title":{"rendered":"Saint Helena new 20-pound polymer note (B312a) confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These polymer notes featuring a portrait of King Charles III were unveiled on 12 January 2026 and were expected to be introduced into circulation by the end of the month.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1567\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Saint_Helena_GOV_20_pounds_2026.01.12_B312a_PNL_A_014877_f.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Saint_Helena_GOV_20_pounds_2026.01.12_B312a_PNL_A_014877_f.jpg 1567w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Saint_Helena_GOV_20_pounds_2026.01.12_B312a_PNL_A_014877_f-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Saint_Helena_GOV_20_pounds_2026.01.12_B312a_PNL_A_014877_f-768x370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Saint_Helena_GOV_20_pounds_2026.01.12_B312a_PNL_A_014877_f-1536x740.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Saint_Helena_GOV_20_pounds_2026.01.12_B312a_PNL_A_014877_f-465x224.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Saint_Helena_GOV_20_pounds_2026.01.12_B312a_PNL_A_014877_f-695x335.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1567px) 100vw, 1567px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1566\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Saint_Helena_GOV_20_pounds_2026.01.12_B312a_PNL_A_014877_r.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Saint_Helena_GOV_20_pounds_2026.01.12_B312a_PNL_A_014877_r.jpg 1566w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Saint_Helena_GOV_20_pounds_2026.01.12_B312a_PNL_A_014877_r-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Saint_Helena_GOV_20_pounds_2026.01.12_B312a_PNL_A_014877_r-768x369.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Saint_Helena_GOV_20_pounds_2026.01.12_B312a_PNL_A_014877_r-1536x738.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Saint_Helena_GOV_20_pounds_2026.01.12_B312a_PNL_A_014877_r-465x223.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Saint_Helena_GOV_20_pounds_2026.01.12_B312a_PNL_A_014877_r-695x334.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1566px) 100vw, 1566px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B312 <\/strong>(PNL): <strong>20 pounds<\/strong> (US$26)<br>Brown. Front: English text; King Charles III. Back: English text; Saint Helena ebony (Trochetiopsis ebenus) flower; Jonathan the Tortoise, a Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa). No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (De La Rue). 135 x 70 mm. Polymer.<br>a. No date. Sig. 8: Richards\/Yon\/O\u2019Bey\/Francis. Prefix A. Intro: 22.01.2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.noteshobby.com\/\">www.noteshobby.com<\/a>, Jeff Sawers, Charles Toussaint, and Dennis Zammit.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These polymer notes featuring a portrait of King Charles III were unveiled on 12 January 2026 and were expected to be introduced into circulation by the end of the month. B312 (PNL): 20 pounds (US$26)Brown. Front: English text; King Charles III. 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