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Fifth Jane Austen fiver to be presented to visitor centre | Fifth Jane Austen fiver to be presented to visitor centre |
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A fifth £5 note engraved with a tiny portrait of author Jane Austen will not be going into circulation, the artist behind the project has said. | |
The news comes after micro-engraver Graham Short was spotted in Bath last month, prompting speculation he had spent it in the city. | The news comes after micro-engraver Graham Short was spotted in Bath last month, prompting speculation he had spent it in the city. |
Mr Short told BBC Radio Bristol he would presenting it to Bath's Jane Austen Centre as a framed gift. | Mr Short told BBC Radio Bristol he would presenting it to Bath's Jane Austen Centre as a framed gift. |
He said it would mark the 200th anniversary of the author's death. | He said it would mark the 200th anniversary of the author's death. |
Mr Short, who lives in Birmingham, said he originally visited the centre to learn more about Jane Austen as felt he "really ought to know more about her life than I do". | Mr Short, who lives in Birmingham, said he originally visited the centre to learn more about Jane Austen as felt he "really ought to know more about her life than I do". |
He added he would be returning to Bath on 18 July to hand over the engraved note. | He added he would be returning to Bath on 18 July to hand over the engraved note. |
He said: "It will be framed with glass on the back and the front so you can see through it." | He said: "It will be framed with glass on the back and the front so you can see through it." |
'Particularly poignant' | 'Particularly poignant' |
David Lassman, from the centre, said it is currently in discussion over how best to display it. | David Lassman, from the centre, said it is currently in discussion over how best to display it. |
He added: "We're overwhelmed with the gift, which we hope will raise the centre's profile. | He added: "We're overwhelmed with the gift, which we hope will raise the centre's profile. |
"It's particularly poignant it will be presented on her anniversary." | "It's particularly poignant it will be presented on her anniversary." |
Mr Short initially engraved 5mm portraits of Jane Austen on four £5 notes, making each worth thousands of pounds. | Mr Short initially engraved 5mm portraits of Jane Austen on four £5 notes, making each worth thousands of pounds. |
One of the four notes was spent in a cafe in Blackwood, south Wales, the others somewhere in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. | One of the four notes was spent in a cafe in Blackwood, south Wales, the others somewhere in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. |
So far, three have been accounted for. | So far, three have been accounted for. |
Jane Austen was an English novelist born in 1775 whose books were set among the English middle and upper classes. | Jane Austen was an English novelist born in 1775 whose books were set among the English middle and upper classes. |
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