Regarding Leon Saryan's question about whether the portrait of Churchill on the new Bank of England banknote was based on "the photograph of Churchill taken by the Canadian Armenian photographer Yousuf Karsh on Dec. 30, 1941." Jim Duncan of New Zealand writes:

Harry Cabluck writes:

To read the complete article, see:
Winston Churchill by Yousef Karsh (https://iconicphotos.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/winston-churchill-by-yousef-karsh/)

Joe Esposito writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
WAS CHURCHILL BANKNOTE MODELED ON KARSH PHOTO? (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n25a28.html)

YOUSUF KARSH AND THE "DEVIL'S HEAD" PHOTO OF ELIZABETH II (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v17n03a23.html)
ROYAL MINT UNVEILS £20 WINSTON CHURCHILL COIN www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n03a22.html)
BANK OF CANADA ISSUES ELIZABETH COMMEMORATIVE (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n37a28.html)