"The Pastime Classics Collection" - Bank of England Type Set (1928-Date)
20 Pounds - Queen Elizabeth II Polymer Series

Slot Comment:

B416 John First Run Prefix AA01

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Set Details
Note Description: £20 - Sign. S. John
Grade: 70 EPQ*
Country: Great Britain
Note Number: GBR396a
Signatures/
Vignettes: 		- Polymer
Certification #: 2367070-001
Owner: Billy Cusack
Set Category: World
Set Name: "The Pastime Classics Collection" - Bank of England Type Set (1928-Date)
Slot Name: 20 Pounds - Queen Elizabeth II Polymer Series
Research: Currently not available

Owner's Description

B416 John £20


BANKNOTE DATA

* First and only banknote of its type

* First run prefix of AA01

* Series G (first issue) “Polymer” banknote

* J.M.W. Turner reverse

* Issued on February 20, 2020

* Note continues in circulation today


NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE

This was the first polymer £20 banknote issued by the Bank of England.

This was the first Bank of England polymer banknote to have two windows.

The Series G (first issue) Polymer £20 note was the last Bank of England £20 note to feature the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

This note won the Best New Banknote Award at Reconnaissance International’s 2020 High Security Printing EMEA Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.


SIGN OF THE TIME

This note features the signature of Sarah John.

John was the 33rd Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, serving from June 1, 2018 to June 1, 2025.


MEANWHILE, ON THREADNEEDLE STREET...

Current Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was Governor of the Bank of England when this note was issued. He was the Bank’s 120th Governor, serving from July 1, 2013 to March 15, 2020. He was the first non-Briton to be appointed to the role since the Bank of England was established in 1694.


ON A PERSONAL NOTE...

Seventy!

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