The Queen's Diamond Jubilee commemorative £10 note, 2012

A decade after the Queen’s golden jubilee note, this £10 note was issued to celebrate 60 years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. It is dated 6 February, the anniversary of the day of Her Majesty's accession to the throne.

Other features include:

• the official crown emblem of the Diamond Jubilee
• four intaglio portraits of the Queen, showing her at different stages in her life
• engraving of a window in Holyrood Abbey
• thistle design, in reference to the Order of the Thistle
• serial numbers with the prefix TQDJ, standing for The Queen's Diamond Jubilee