MoneyWeek, Britain’s best-selling financial magazine, turns 25 this week, having first launched in November 2000.
The magazine was founded by Jolyon Connell, with Merryn Somerset Webb as the launch editor.
Our front cover illustrations have captured major financial and political events over the years, and to mark this special birthday, we took a look back at some of our favourite covers.
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We selected 25 top covers from the archives – some were based on the illustrations and others were chosen because of the story behind the cover.
We wouldn’t be MoneyWeek without our loyal readers, so naturally, we wanted to know your views.
Vote for your favourite cover in our pick of 25 in the poll below.
Our selection starts where it all began with Issue 1, first published on 4 November, 2000.
Scroll through the gallery below to see all our favourite covers

























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