<P> Source: Bank of England </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Note </Th> <Th> First issued </Th> <Th> Last issued </Th> <Th> Ceased to be legal tender </Th> <Th> Colour </Th> <Th> Size </Th> <Th> Design </Th> <Th> Additional information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> White </Td> <Td> 1759 </Td> <Td> 1943 </Td> <Td> 16 April 1945 </Td> <Td> Monochrome (printed on one side only) </Td> <Td> 211mm x 133mm (may vary) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Series C </Td> <Td> 21 February 1964 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 31 May 1979 </Td> <Td> Brown </Td> <Td> 150mm x 93mm </Td> <Td> Front: Queen Elizabeth II; Back: Lion </Td> <Td> First £ 10 note to carry a portrait of the monarch and use threaded paper </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Series D </Td> <Td> 20 February 1975 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 May 1994 </Td> <Td> Predominantly brown </Td> <Td> 151mm x 85mm </Td> <Td> Front: Queen Elizabeth II; Back: Florence Nightingale </Td> <Td> Those issued from 16 July 1987 onward have a' windowed' security thread </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Series E </Td> <Td> 29 April 1992 </Td> <Td> October 2000 </Td> <Td> 31 July 2003 </Td> <Td> Multicoloured (predominantly orange - brown) </Td> <Td> 142mm x 75mm </Td> <Td> Front: Queen Elizabeth II; Back: Charles Dickens </Td> <Td> Those notes issued from November 1993 have an additional denomination symbol £ 10 on each side </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Series E (variant) </Td> <Td> 7 November 2000 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Planned Spring 2018 </Td> <Td> Multicoloured (predominantly orange - brown) </Td> <Td> 142mm x 75mm </Td> <Td> Front: Queen Elizabeth II; Back: Charles Darwin </Td> <Td> The correct wording in the band of text above the central oval where the Queen's watermark appears is' The Governor and Company of the Bank of England' . A variety exists with the wording' The Governor and the Company of the Bank of England' (with an extra' the'). This is technically incorrect, however both types were made in high numbers . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Series G (polymer) </Td> <Td> 14 September 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> predominantly orange </Td> <Td> 132mm x 69mm </Td> <Td> Front: Queen Elizabeth II; Back: Jane Austen </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Note </Th> <Th> First issued </Th> <Th> Last issued </Th> <Th> Ceased to be legal tender </Th> <Th> Colour </Th> <Th> Size </Th> <Th> Design </Th> <Th> Additional information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> White </Td> <Td> 1759 </Td> <Td> 1943 </Td> <Td> 16 April 1945 </Td> <Td> Monochrome (printed on one side only) </Td> <Td> 211mm x 133mm (may vary) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

When did the old £10 go out of circulation