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Owner's Description:
B352 Somerset £50
BANKNOTE DATA
* First banknote of its type
* First run prefix A01
* Series D “Pictorial” banknote
* Sir Christopher Wren reverse
* Issued on March 20, 1981
* Withdrawn from circulation on September 20, 1996
NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE
This was the first Bank of England £50 note to be produced in color.
This was the first Bank of England £50 note to feature a portrait of the reigning monarch.
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B356 Gill £50
BANKNOTE DATA
* First run prefix C01
* Series D “Pictorial (modified)” banknote
* Sir Christopher Wren reverse
* Issued on July 21, 1988
* Withdrawn from circulation on September 20, 1996
NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE
This note is similar to the preceding Series D £50 note (B352), except that this issue features updated colors, in particular light olive green in the text, Britannia symbol, and denomination numerals.
While the Pick catalogue doesn’t classi... |
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Owner's Description:
B357 Gill £5
BANKNOTE DATA
* First banknote of its type
* First run prefix A01
* Series E “First Historical” banknote
* George Stephenson reverse
* Issued on June 7, 1990
* Withdrawn from circulation on November 21, 2003
NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE
This was the first Bank of England banknote to include a visual aid (a dark round symbol) to assist the partially sighted in identifying the denomination.
This was the first Bank of England banknote to feature a copyrigh... | Owner's Description:
B363 Kentfield £5
BANKNOTE DATA
* First banknote of its type
* First run prefix AA01
* Series E (revised version) “First Historical” banknote
* George Stephenson reverse
* Issued on March 1, 1993
* Withdrawn from circulation on November 21, 2003
NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE
This note is similar to preceding Series E £5 notes (B357/B362), except that the £5 in the top left corner is darker and more clearly defined.
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Owner's Description:
B366 Kentfield £10
BANKNOTE DATA
* First banknote of its type
* First run prefix A01
* Series E “First Historical” banknote
* Charles Dickens reverse
* Issued on April 29, 1992
* Withdrawn from circulation on July 31, 2003
SIGN OF THE TIME
This note features the signature of Graham E.A. Kentfield.
Kentfield was the 28th Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, serving from November 25, 1991 to December 31, 1998.
MEANWHILE, ON THREADNEEDLE STREET...
Robin L... | Owner's Description:
B369 Kentfield £10
BANKNOTE DATA
* First banknote of its type
* First run prefix DD01
* Series E (revised version) “First Historical” banknote
* Charles Dickens reverse
* Issued on November 22, 1993
* Withdrawn from circulation on July 31, 2003
NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE
This note is similar to the preceding Series E £10 note (B366), except the £10 in the top left corner is darker and more clearly defined, and the £10 denomination has been added to the top right corne... |
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Owner's Description:
B358 Gill £20
BANKNOTE DATA
* First banknote of its type
* First run prefix A01
* Series E “First Historical” banknote
* Michael Faraday reverse
* Issued on June 5, 1991
* Withdrawn from circulation on February 28, 2001
SIGN OF THE TIME
This note features the signature of George M. Gill.
Gill was the 27th Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, serving from March 1, 1988 to November 24, 1991.
MEANWHILE, ON THREADNEEDLE STREET…
Robin Leigh-Pemberton was Gov... | Owner's Description:
B374 Kentfield £20
BANKNOTE DATA
* First banknote of its type
* First run prefix X01
* Series E (revised version) “First Historical” banknote
* Michael Faraday reverse
* Issued on September 27, 1993
* Withdrawn from circulation on February 28, 2001
NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE
This note is similar to preceding Series E £20 notes (B358/B371), except the £20 in the top left corner is darker and more clearly defined, and the £20 denomination has been added to the top rig... |
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Owner's Description:
B377 Kentfield £50
BANKNOTE DATA
* First banknote of its type
* First run prefix A01
* Series E “First Historical” banknote
* Sir John Houblon reverse
* Issued on April 20, 1994
* Withdrawn from circulation on April 30, 2014
NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE
This was the first Bank of England banknote to include a foil patch, a security feature introduced to prevent counterfeiters from recreating the banknote on color copiers.
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B393 Lowther £5
* First banknote of its type
* First run prefix HA01
* Series E (Variant) “Second Historical” banknote
* Elizabeth Fry reverse
* Issued on May 21, 2002
* Withdrawn from circulation on May 5, 2017
NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE
The Series E Second Historical £5 note was the last paper £5 note issued by the Bank of England.
Production of this note was suspended after only one week when it was discovered that the prefix/serial number could be rubbed off from ... |
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