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Owner's Description:
B388 Lowther £10
BANKNOTE DATA
* First banknote of its type
* First run prefix AA01
* Series E (Variant) “Second Historical” banknote
* Charles Darwin reverse
* Issued on November 7, 2000
* Withdrawn from circulation on March 1, 2018
NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE
The Series E Second Historical £10 note was the last paper £10 note issued by the Bank of England.
The copyright notice, which arches around the watermark oval on this note, was improperly written as “The Gov... | Owner's Description:
B386 Lowther £20
BANKNOTE DATA
* First banknote of its type
* First run prefix AA01
* Series E (Variant) “Second Historical” banknote
* Sir Edward Elgar reverse
* Issued on June 22, 1999
* Withdrawn from circulation on June 30, 2010
NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE
This was the first Bank of England banknote to feature the signature of a woman, as Chief Cashier Merlyn Lowther was the first woman to serve in this role since the Bank was established in 1694.
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B405 Bailey £20
BANKNOTE DATA
* First banknote of its type
* First run prefix AA01
* Series F “Third Historical” banknote
* Adam Smith reverse
* Issued on March 13, 2007
* Withdrawn from circulation on September 30, 2022
NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE
This was the first Bank of England banknote to have the serial numbers printed on the back of the note.
The Series F Third Historical £20 note was the last paper £20 note issued by the Bank of England.
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B410 Salmon £50
BANKNOTE DATA
* First banknote of its type
* First run prefix AA01
* Series F “Third Historical” banknote
* Matthew Boulton and James Watt reverse
* Issued on November 2, 2011
* Withdrawn from circulation on September 30, 2022
NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE
The Series F Third Historical £50 note was the last paper £50 note issued by the Bank of England.
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This note features the signature of Chris Salmon.
Salmon was the 31st Chief ... |
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Owner's Description:
B414 Cleland £5
BANKNOTE DATA
* First and only banknote of its type
* First run prefix AA01
* Series G (first issue) “Polymer” banknote
* Sir Winston Churchill reverse
* Issued on September 13, 2016
* Note continues in circulation today
NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE
This was the first polymer banknote issued by the Bank of England.
The Series G (first issue) Polymer £5 note was the last Bank of England £5 note to feature the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
This was... | Owner's Description:
B415 Cleland £10
BANKNOTE DATA
* First banknote of its type
* First run prefix AA01
* Series G (first issue) “Polymer” banknote
* Jane Austen reverse
* Issued on September 14, 2017
* Note continues in circulation today
NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE
This was the first polymer £10 banknote issued by the Bank of England.
This is the first Bank of England banknote to feature a tactile element (two clusters of raised dots in the top left-hand corner) to assist the visually... |
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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 E... | Owner's Description:
B418 John £50
BANKNOTE DATA
* First and only banknote of its type
* First run prefix of AA01
* Series G (first issue) “Polymer” banknote
* Alan Turing reverse
* Issued on June 23, 2021
* Note continues in circulation today
NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE
This is the first polymer £50 banknote issued by the Bank of England.
The Series G (first issue) Polymer note was the last Bank of England £50 note to feature the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
This note won the Bes... |
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Owner's Description:
B419 John £5
BANKNOTE DATA
* First and only banknote of its type so far
* First run prefix of CA01
* Series G (second issue) “Polymer” banknote
* Sir Winston Churchill reverse
* Issued on June 5, 2024
* Note continues in circulation today
NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE
This is the first Bank of England £5 banknote to feature the portrait of King Charles III, marking the first time that the Bank of England changed the monarch on its banknotes.
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This... | Owner's Description:
B420 John £10
BANKNOTE DATA
* First and only banknote of its type so far
* First run prefix of HB01
* Series G (second issue) “Polymer” banknote
* Jane Austen reverse
* Issued on June 5, 2024
* Note continues in circulation today
NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE
This is the first Bank of England £10 banknote to feature the portrait of King Charles III, marking the first time that the Bank of England changed the monarch on its banknotes.
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This note fe... |
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