"The Pastime Classics Collection" - Bank of England Type Set (1928-Date)
20 Pounds - Pictorial Series (Revised)

Slot Comment:

B351 Somerset First Run Prefix 01A

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Set Details
Note Description: £20 - Wmk: Shakespeare
Grade: 67 EPQ
Country: Great Britain
Note Number: GBR380d
Signatures/
Vignettes: 		- Sign. Somerset
Certification #: 2377020-001
Owner: Billy Cusack
Set Category: World
Set Name: "The Pastime Classics Collection" - Bank of England Type Set (1928-Date)
Slot Name: 20 Pounds - Pictorial Series (Revised)
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

B351 Somerset £20


BANKNOTE DATA

* First run prefix 01A

* Series D “Pictorial (modified)” banknote

* William Shakespeare reverse

* Issued on November 15, 1984

* Withdrawn from circulation on March 19, 1993


NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE

This note is similar to the preceding Series D £20 notes (B318/B328/B350), except that this issue features a different watermark and updated colors, with a greater emphasis on green and brown.

While the Pick catalogue doesn’t classify this note as the first in a new type, the Banknote Book does because of the watermark and color modifications.


SIGN OF THE TIME

This note features the signature of David H.F. Somerset.

Somerset was the 26th Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, serving from March 1, 1980 to February 28, 1988.


MEANWHILE, ON THREADNEEDLE STREET...
Robin Leigh-Pemberton was Governor of the Bank of England when this note was issued. He was the Bank’s 117th Governor, serving from July 1, 1983 to June 30, 1993.


ON A PERSONAL NOTE...

As a collector of English coins, I especially appreciate the vignette of St. George and the dragon on the front of this banknote, as it very closely resembles the design on the reverse of the Sovereign.

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