10 October 2019 The new £20 note unveiled Today, Governor Mark Carney unveiled the design of the new £20 note featuring the artist JMW Turner. It will be issued for the first time on 20 February 2020. Read more Find out more about the new £20 note Light is therefore Colour: Remarks at the launch of the new £20 banknote Speech by Mark Carney The Governor unveils the full design of the new £20 note and describes its main features. The polymer £20 is our most secure note to date, incorporating two see-through windows for the first time. The new note will enter circulation on 20 February 2020.