New £10 unveiled: Everything you need to know about the Jane Austen note

Author Jane Austen will feature on the note which is being publicly presented on the 200th anniversary of her death.

The Bank of England will hold the launch at Winchester Cathedral, where Austen is buried.

But the smaller-than-before note will note be released until September.

The tenner will be made of the same materials as the new £5 note, meaning it will have traces of animal fat in it.

It will also be larger than the new fiver.

A quote from Pride and Prejudice will be featured on the new note, stating: “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!” 

The central design in the background is inspired by the 12 sided writing table, and writing quills, used by Jane Austen at Chawton Cottage.

Bank of England boss Mark Carney revealed the Pride & Prejudice author would be on the note in 2013 - to the backdrop of twitter trolls attacking those who campaigned for it.

Feminist Caroline Criado-Perez fought to keep a woman on a British banknote and was backed by Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy.

The pair were then attacked on the internet, with claims they would each be raped for their campaigning.

Recently, a study by Swedish finance firm Advisa found only 52 women feature on the world’s banknotes compared with 398 men.

Nearly 60 per cent of Brits believe women are underrepresented on currency, with 46% keen to see Florence Nightingale return to feature on the UK’s banknotes.

Banknote equipment manufacturers have already started to work on adapting machines to fit the new tenner, and new ATM parts are being ordered.

Following the release of the five pound note, which features winston churchill’s face, collectors scrambled to get the first prints.