"The Pastime Classics Collection" - Bank of England Banknote Type Set (1928-Date)
1 Pound 1971-82 ND Issue P377

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Set Details
Note Description: Great Britain, Bank of England
£1 B337/339-340 ND (1978-80)
Grade: 67 EPQ
Country: GBR
Note Number: GBR377a
Signatures/
Vignettes:		 - Wmk: I. Newton
- Sign. J.B. Page
Certification #: 2290000-009  
Owner: Billy Cusack
Sets Competing: "The Pastime Classics Collection" - Bank of England Banknote Type Set (1928-Date)  Score: 89
Date Added: 10/31/2025
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

B337 Page £1


BANKNOTE DATA

* First banknote of its type

* First run prefix A01

* Series D “Pictorial” banknote

* Sir Isaac Newton reverse

* Issued on February 9, 1978

* Withdrawn from circulation on March 11, 1988


NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE

The Series D £1 note was the last £1 note issued by the Bank of England, as this denomination was gradually replaced by the £1 coin beginning in 1983.

A distinctive feature of this issue was that the serial number was printed on it only once.


SIGN OF THE TIME

This note features the signature of John B. Page.

Page was the 25th Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, serving from March 1, 1970 to February 29, 1980.


MEANWHILE, ON THREADNEEDLE STREET...

Gordon Richardson was Governor of the Bank of England when this note was issued. He was the Bank’s 116th Governor, serving from July 1, 1973 to June 30, 1983.

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