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丘吉尔肖像将登2016新版英镑 Sir Winston Churchill will feature on the new design of a banknote which will enter circulation in 2016, the Bank of England has announced. 英国中央银行英格兰银行宣布，英国前首相温斯顿·丘吉尔的肖像将登上2016年发行的新版英镑。 Luisa Baldini has a close-up look at the note design ? The wartime leaders image is planned to feature on the reverse of the new ￡5 note, together with one of his most celebrated quotations. ? Churchill was chosen owing to his place as a hero of the entire free world, said Bank governor Sir Mervyn King. ? The current face of the ￡5 note is social reformer Elizabeth Fry. Truly great leader ? A wide range of historical characters appears on the reverse of Bank of England banknotes, with Elizabeth Fry the only woman among the current crop. ? The Bank of England governor has the final say about who appears on a banknote, although the public can make suggestions. The latest addition has been announced by Sir Mervyn at Churchills former home of Chartwell, in Westerham, Kent. ? Our banknotes acknowledge the life and work of great Britons. Sir Winston Churchill was a truly great British leader, orator and writer, Sir Mervyn said. ? Above that, he remains a hero of the entire free world. His energy, courage, eloquence（口才，雄辩）, wit and public service are an inspiration to us all. ? Current plans, which the Bank said might be reviewed, are for Churchill to appear on the new ￡5 note to be issued in 2016. ? Security measures ? The design includes a portrait of the former prime minister, adapted from a photograph taken by Yousuf Karsh on 30 December 1941. He is the only politician from the modern era to feature on a banknote. ? The artwork will also include: ? Churchills declaration I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat which came in a speech in the Commons on 13 May 1940 ? A view of Westminster and the Elizabeth Tower from the South Bank ? The Great Clock showing three oclock - the approximate time of the Commons speech ? A background image of the Nobel Prize fo