Abstract
The Bank of England has chosen Charles Darwin, father of the theory of evolution, to be the new face on the 110 note. Portraits on bank notes celebrate those who have made an outstanding contribution to British history and controversial figures are not usually given this honour. Expert Barnaby Faull of Spink & Son Ltd. said, `Bank notes are an advertisement for a country. Banks try to choose someone who's apolitical and not likely to upset anyone'. However, the spiritual life of our country is at such a low ebb that few people are likely to object to Darwin. On the contrary, Vanessa Crowe of the Bank of England was reported as saying, `Lots of people wrote to us suggesting we include Darwin on a note'.